Aureus - Galba VIRTVS, Virtus

Galba's reign lasted seven months. The aureus coinage he produced was substantial in volume — he melted down Nero's famously debased gold to restrike at a higher fineness — but the political chaos of 69 AD, the Year of the Four Emperors, meant much of it was rapidly hoarded or melted again by successive regimes. RIC I 63 is among the issues struck at Rome after Galba arrived from Spain in late 68, distinguishing it from his earlier Spanish mint production at Tarraco.