Sestertius - Galba PIETAS AVGVSTI S C, Pietas, Aeneas, Anchises, and Julus

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year68-69
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight26.44 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#483, OCRE#ric.1(2).gal.483
Obverse descriptionHead of Galba, laureate, right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringSER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P
(Translation: Servius Sulpicius Galba Imperator Caesar Augustus, Tribunicia Potestas Servius Sulpicius Galba, supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, emperor (Augustus), tribunician power.)
Reverse descriptionPietas, draped and veiled, standing front, head left, left hand on chest, raising right hand above altar with relief of Aeneas, Achises, and Iulus; part of bull behind altar
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPIETAS AVGVSTI S C
(Translation: Pietas Augusti, Senatus Consultum Piety of the Emperor. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (68-69)  - -
Catalog ID4688229160
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