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Sestertius - Galba EX S C OB CIVES SER
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 68-69 |
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| Composition | Orichalcum |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a laureate wreath encircling a four-line inscription arranged within the central field, a design type known as a 'legend within wreath' reverse. The oak wreath, a symbol of the corona civica awarded for saving Roman citizens, frames the abbreviated dedicatory text in four lines. The composition is austere and entirely epigraphic, with no figural imagery, emphasizing the honorific nature of the issue. The legend EX S C OB CIVES SER occupies the enclosed field, referencing the senatorial decree and the act of preserving the citizens. The overall execution is typical of the Rome mint under Galba, with clean letter forms and a well-centered wreath. |
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| Mintage | ND (68-69) |
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