Sestertius - Galba IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII REST

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year80-81
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24.7 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#421, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).tit.421
Obverse descriptionHead of Galba, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP SER SVLP GALBA CAES AVG TR P
(Translation: Imperator Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar Augustus Tribunicia Potestate. Supreme commander (Imperator) Servius Sulpicius Galba, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power.)
Reverse descriptionLegend surrounding large S C.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII REST
(Translation: Imperator Titus Caesar, Divi Vespasiani Filius, Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Octavum, Restituit. Supereme commander (Imperator) Titus, Caesar, son of the divine Vespasianus, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the eighth time, has restored [this coin].)
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MintageND (80-81)  - -
Catalog ID9641265410
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