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| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 68-69 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | RESTITVTA P R (Translation: Restituta Populus Romanus. Recovery of the Roman people.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Struck in the name of Civilis — or more precisely, under the brief regime of Galba's challenger claimants during the chaos of 68–69 AD — this piece belongs to one of the most compressed and violent years in Roman imperial history. Four emperors held power within twelve months: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian. The RESTITVTA P R legend was a calculated political statement, positioning whoever issued it as the restorer of the Roman people after Nero's excesses.
RIC I 24 is attributed to the Galban series, likely struck in Gaul or Spain rather than Rome itself.