Aureus - Galba VICTORIA P R, Victory

Galba's reign lasted just seven months, from June 68 to January 69 AD, ending when the Praetorian Guard murdered him in the Forum and kicked his severed head through the streets. The VICTORIA P R ("Victory of the Roman People") type was struck at what is generally identified as the Tarraco or Narbo mint during his march on Rome — propaganda issued before he had even secured the throne, advertising a victory over Nero that was still, technically, in progress.

RIC I 233 is scarce by any measure, a product of a mint operating under field conditions for a claimant whose entire coinage spans less than a year.