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Galba (68-69 AD)

Servius Sulpicius Galba ( 24 December 3 BC – 15 January 69), also called Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar Augustus, was Roman Emperor for seven months, from 8 June 68 until his death. He was the first emperor of the Year of the Four Emperors.

Catalogue:

RIC #	Picture	Description	Rarity
AE sestertius - RIC I, 404		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 21.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa November AD 68. SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, Laureate head right / S P Q R/OB/CIV SER in three lines within wreath. RIC I 404; BMCRE 111. (Image courtesy CNG)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 405		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.30 gm). Struck circa October 68 AD. SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, laureate and draped bust right / S P Q R/OB/CIV SER in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 405; Kraay 152; BMCRE 112; BN 124; (Image courtesy CNG)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 407		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.30 gm). Struck circa October 68 AD. SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, laureate bust right / S P Q R/OB/CIVES/SERVATOS in four lines within oak wreath. RIC 407; RCV 2125 var. (Image courtesy Baldwin's Auctions Ltd.)
AE dupondius - RIC I, 415		GALBA Dupondius October 68, Rome. SER GALBA IMP CAESAR TR P Draped, laureate bust to r. Rev. PAX – AVGVSTA Pax standing to l. holding branch and caduceus. 12,74 g. RIC 415 (winged caduceus). BMC 131. C. 147 var.
AE dupondius - RIC I, 419		GALBA Dupondius circa October 68, Æ 13.76 g. SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P Laureate and draped bust r. / S P Q R / OB / CIVES SERVATOS within wreath. C 306. BMC 139. RIC 419. CBN 216 (these dies). (Image courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica)
AE as - RIC I, 423		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ As (26mm, 11.50 g). Rome mint. SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, Laureate head right / LIBARTAS PVBLICLibertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre, S-C. RIC I 423; BMCRE 143; Cohen 109. (Image courtesy CNG)
AE as - RIC I, 428		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ As (27mm, 10.78 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa October AD 68. SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, Laureate head right / S-C, Aquila between two standards. RIC I 428. (Image courtesy CNG)
AE as - RIC I, 430		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ As (28mm, 10.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa October AD 68. SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG PO MA TR P, Laureate head right / S-C, Aquila between two standards. RIC I 430; Cohen 273. (Image courtesy CNG)
AE as - RIC I, 431		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ As (29mm, 10.81 g). Rome mint. Struck circa October 68 AD. SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG PON MA TR P, Laureate head right / Aquila between two standards. RIC I 431; BMCRE 153 var. (obverse legend); Cohen 274. (Image courtesy CNG)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 435		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.78 GM). Rome mint. Struck circa November 68 AD. SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P, Laureate head right / EX S C/OB/CIVES/SER in four lines within oak wreath. RIC I 435; ACG 50 (A73/P214); Cohen 60. (Image courtesy CNG)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 440		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (25.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa November AD 68. SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, Laureate head right / LIBERT AVG, S-C and R-XI in fields, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and rod. C 98. BMC 142 note. RIC 440. (Image courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica)	R
AE sestertius - RIC I, 442		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (25.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa November AD 68. SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, Laureate head right / LIBERTAS AVGVSTI, S-C, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and rod. RIC I 442; ACG 40 (A57/P70). (Image courtesy CNG)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 446		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Sestertius circa November 68, Æ 25.73 g. SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, Laureate head r. / S-C,  Roma seated left on cuirass, holding sceptre and resting left arm on shield. C 180. BMC 97 var. RIC 446. CBN –. (Image courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 447		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Sestertius circa November 68, Æ 25.73 g. SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, Laureate and draped bust r. / S-C,  Roma seated left on cuirass, holding sceptre and resting left arm on shield. RIC 447
AE sestertius - RIC I, 448		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.09 gm). SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG, Laureate head right / S-C,  Roma seated left on cuirass, holding sceptre and resting left arm on shield. RIC I 448; BMCRE 87; Cohen 170. (Image courtesy CNG)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 449		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ Sestertius. SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, Laureate head right / S-C,  Roma seated left on cuirass, holding sceptre and resting left arm on shield. RIC I 448; BMCRE 87; Cohen 170. (Image courtesy Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 451		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (25.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa November AD 68. SER • GALBA • IMP • CA-ES AVG TR P, laureate head right / ROMA R XL, S C across field, Roma, helmeted and in military dress, standing left, holding statue of Fortuna on globe in right hand and transverse aquila in left, resting left arm on top of trophy and left foot on helmet; at feet to left, a shield. RIC I 451 corr. (Victory on globe); ACG 7a (A15/P22); BMCRE 84; BN 229; Cohen 193(Image courtesy CNG)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 452		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.29 gm). Rome mint. Struck circa October-December 68 AD. SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, Laureate head right / ROMA, S-C in fields, Roma standing left, holding Victory on globe and spear. RIC I 452; ACG 35 (A35/P101); BMCRE 77; Cohen 185.  (Image courtesy CNG)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 456		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 24.45 g). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 68. SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, Laureate bust right / S-C,  Victory advancing left, holding palladium and palm. RIC I 456; BMCRE 104; ACG 66 (A138/P209).  (Image courtesy CNG)
Unlisted AE sestertius - RIC I, 456 var.		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 27.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 68. SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, Laureate and draped bust right / S-C,  Victory advancing left, holding palladium and palm. RIC I 456 var. (bust type); ACG 295/261 (A103/P117; unlisted die combination). (Image courtesy CNG)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 457		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 24.45 g). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 68. SER GALBA IMP - CAES AVG TR P., Laureate bust right / S-C,  Victory advancing left, holding palladium and palm. RIC 457. C. 256 var. BMC 104 var. ACG 20. (Image courtesy Numismatik Lanz München)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 458		Galba, Sestertius 25.88g, SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, laureate head right / S-C, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm. RIC 458; RCV 2123 var. (Image courtesy Baldwin's Auctions Ltd.)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 464		Galba. AD 68-69. Sestertius circa December 68, Æ 27.51 g. SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P Laureate bust r., with aegis. Rev. Galba, in military dress, standing r. on podium, accompanied by praetorian prefect behind him, addressing two helmeted soldiers, each with shields and one with spear, a horse facing between them. Before podium, two tunicate cursores, and in background, vexillum, signum and aquila, S-C flanking scene, ADLOCVTIO in exergue. C 4. BMC –, cf. p. 356 note *. RIC 464. CBN 255 (this obverse die). ACGC 374a and pl. 37 (this coin illustrated). Kent-Hirmer pl. 61, 213. (Image courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 467		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Sestertius December 68 - January 69, æ 25.36 g. SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P Laureate and draped bust r. Rev. Galba, in military dress, standing r. on podium, accompanied by praetorian prefect behind him, addressing two helmeted soldier, each with shields and one with spear, a horse facing between them. Before podium, two tunicate cursores, and in background, vexillum, signum and aquila, in exergue, ADLOCVTIO / S C. RIC 467. BMC 249 var. (undraped). C 2. CBN 236. Hirmer pl. 56, 214. (Image courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica)
AE as - RIC I, 475		Galba. AD 68-69. Sestertius December 68, Æ 28.63 g. SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P Laureate and draped bust r. Rev. HONOS ET VIRTVS Honos, bare from the waist up, standing r., holding long vertical sceptre in r. hand and cornucopiae in l., facing Virtus, in military attire, standing l., holding parazonium in r. hand and vertical spear in l., r. foot on boar’s head. In exergue, S C. C 89. BMC 256. RIC 475. CBN 239. Kent- Hirmer pl. 64, 214. (Image courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica)
AE as - RIC I, 491		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ As (27mm, 10.01 gm). Rome mint. Struck December 68 AD. IMP SER GALBA CAES AVG TR P, Laureate head right / AEQVITAS, Aequitas standing right, holding scales and sceptre. RIC I 491; ACG 415; Cohen 7. (Image courtesy CNG)
AE as - RIC I, 493		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ As (29mm, 10.59 g). Rome mint. SER SVLP GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P, Bare-headed and draped bust right / AEQVITAS AVGVSTI, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and scepter. RIC I 493; BMCRE -; BN 249 (same dies); ACG 414. (Image courtesy CNG)
AE sestertius - RIC I, 501		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ As (12.66 gm). Rome mint. Struck December 68-15 January 69 AD. SER SVLP GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P, Bare-headed and draped bust right / SALVS AVGVSTI, S-C in fields, Salus standing right, leaning on column, feeding serpent from patera. RIC I 501; ACG - (Aiii/Pxi; unlisted die combination); BMCRE 265 note; Cohen 230.  (Image courtesy CNG)
AE as - RIC I, 507		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ As (11.04 gm). Rome mint. Struck December 68-15 January 69 AD.  SER SVLP GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P, Bare-headed and draped bust right / S-C, Legionary aquila between two military standards; all set on prows. RIC I 507; ACG 394 (Aiii/Piv); BMCRE 264 note; Cohen 69. (Image courtesy CNG)
AE as - RIC I, 509		GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ As (11.04 gm). Rome mint. Struck December 68-15 January 69 AD.  SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P, Bare-headed and draped bust right / S-C, Legionary aquila between two military standards; all set on prows. RIC I 509. (Image courtesy CNG)
AE as - RIC I, 513		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ As (27mm, 10.48 g). Rome mint. Struck circa December AD 68.  SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P, Laureate head right, globe at point of bust / S-C, Victory alighting left, holding wreath and palm. RIC I 513; ACG 391.
AE as - RIC I, 514		Galba. AD 68-69. Æ As (27mm, 11.07 g). Rome mint. Struck circa December AD 68.  SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAE-SAR AVG P M TR P, Laureate head right, globe at point of bust / S-C, Victory alighting left, holding wreath and palm. RIC 514; C. 264; BMC 263; CBN 258 (Image courtesy Numismatik Lanz München)
AR denarius - RIC I, -		GALBA, 68-69. Denarius, mint in North Africa (Carthage?). AR 3.41 g. SER. SVLPICIVS. GALBA. IMP. AVG Bare head r., below, SC. Rev. VIRTVS Virtus, wearing short tunica, standing l., holding short scepter in her l. hand, Victory with wreath on her outstretched r. hand. BN III, cf. 63, 267 (similar, very close obv., rev. with HISPANIA) and 38, 50 (for rev.-type). (Image courtesy Baldwin Auctions Ltd.)
AR denarius - RIC I, 518		GALBA. 68-69 AD. AR Denarius (3.16 gm). Africa (Carthage?) mint. Struck circa June-October 68 AD. SER - SVLPICIVS GALBA IMP AVG, bust of Hispania right, two spears to the left, two branches to the right, shield below / S-P-Q-R around a shield with two crossed spears behind. RIC 257, 518. C. 284. (Image courtesy CNG)
Unlisted AR denarius - RIC I, 98 var		Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius. Uncertain mint in Gaul (Narbo?). Struck circa April-June, AD 68. SER GALBA IMP AVG, laureate head right / VICT-ORIA P R, Victory standing facing, head left, on globe, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling palm frond in left arm, S-C in fields. cf RIC I 98var (different reverse legend break). (Image courtesy Baldwin's Auctions Ltd.)
AR denarius - RIC I, 520		Same as below, but the legend break on rev. VICTO-RIA P R
AR denarius - RIC I, 520 var.		GALBA. 68-69 AD. AR Denarius (3.62 gm, 6h). Africa (Carthage?) mint. Struck circa June-October 68 AD. SER GALBA IMP AVG, laureate head right, globe at point of bust / VICT-ORIA P R, S C across field, Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand. RIC I 520 var. (rev. legend break); (Image courtesy CNG)