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Denarius - Galba VIRTVS, Virtus
| Uitgever | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Jaar | 68-69 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Laureate head of Emperor Galba facing right, depicted with aged, fleshy features characteristic of his portraiture, with the laurel wreath tied at the nape by a ribbon whose ends fall onto the neck. The bust is bare, rendered in a realistic, unidealized style typical of Julio-Claudian and early Flavian die-cutting. The encircling legend runs clockwise around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Virtus, the personification of military virtue and valor, depicted standing facing front, her head turned to one side. She holds a parazonium (a short triangular sword) in her extended right hand, while her left arm rests upon an upright spear. The figure is rendered in the classical allegorical style common to imperial Roman coinage, conveying strength and martial prowess. The abbreviated legend VIRTVS appears in the field. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Galba's reign lasted just seven months — June 68 to January 69 AD — cut short when the Praetorian Guard, bribed by Otho, killed him in the Forum. His coinage reflects a deliberate effort to project traditional Roman virtue at a moment when the Julio-Claudian line had just collapsed with Nero's suicide. The VIRTVS type was political messaging aimed squarely at the army, whose loyalty Galba catastrophically failed to secure by refusing to pay the donative promised on his behalf.
RIC I 221 is a Rome mint issue. The brevity of the reign places hard limits on total production volume across all types.