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Denarius - Galba GALLIA HISPANIA, Gallia and Hispania
| Uitgever | Imperial Roman Mint |
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| Jaar | 68-69 |
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| Techniek | Hammered |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Laureate bare head of Galba facing right, rendered in high relief with finely modelled features characteristic of the early imperial portrait tradition. The emperor's aged physiognomy — prominent jaw, strong brow, and slightly hunched neck — is faithfully represented in the style associated with the Spanish mint issues of his brief reign. The encircling Latin legend reads GALBA IMP, identifying the emperor by name and his supreme military title of Imperator. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Galba's revolt against Nero began in April 68 AD, and for several months he operated as governor-turned-rebel from his base in Hispania Tarraconensis, striking coinage before he ever reached Rome. This piece belongs to that provincial mint phase — produced not by an established imperial facility but by traveling or improvised workshops accompanying his forces as they moved north into Gaul and eventually toward the capital.
Galba's reign lasted just seven months after Nero's suicide. RIC I 18 falls among the issues attributable to the Gallia/Hispania mint group, a classification refined by scholars largely through die-linkage studies rather than any surviving mint records.