Sestertius - Galba HONOS ET VIRTVS S C, Honos and Virtus

€245,277.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year68-69
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight29.8 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#478
Obverse descriptionBust of Galba, laureate and draped, left
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringSER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P
(Translation: Servius Sulpicius Galba Imperator Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas Servius Sulpicius Galba, supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, tribunician power.)
Reverse descriptionHonos, bare to waist, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left, facing Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding parazonium in right hand and spear in left, resting right foot on boar`s head
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHONOS ET VIRTVS S C
(Translation: Honos Et Virtus, Senatus Consultum Honour and virtue. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (68-69)  - -
Catalog ID6966206460
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