Sestertius - Galba S P Q R O B CIV SER

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 68-69
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarii
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
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Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC I#455
Obverse description Head of Galba, laureate, right; globe at point of neck
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P
(Translation: Servius Galba Imperator Caesar Augustus, Tribunicia Potestas Servio Galba, supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, emperor (Augustus), tribunician power.)
Reverse description Legend in three lines within oak-wreath
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering S P Q R O B CIV SER
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanum Ob Cives Servatos The senate and the Roman people to the saviour of the citizens.)
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Mintage ND (68-69) - -
Numisquare ID 3989573070
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