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Quinarius - Galba VICTORIA GALBAE AVG, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 68-69 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC I#132, OCRE#ric.1(2).gal.132, BMC RE#244 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Galba facing right, rendered with characteristic aged features including a pronounced brow and short beard, consistent with imperial portrait conventions of the Julio-Claudian-Flavian transition period. The portrait is set within a circular field, with the legend distributed around the periphery. The style reflects the realistic portraiture typical of late 1st-century AD Roman coinage, emphasizing the emperor's mature physiognomy. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Galba's reign lasted just seven months, from June 68 to January 69 AD, ending when the Praetorian Guard abandoned him for Otho. The VICTORIA GALBAE legend on this quinarius was an act of wishful propaganda — the "victory of Galba" being proclaimed at precisely the moment his grip on power was most tenuous. Quinarii of this reign are genuinely scarce; the denomination itself was rarely struck by the late first century, and Galba's abbreviated time in power meant total output across all denominations was limited.