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Object Type
Museum number: 1922,0820.1
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Galba, bare-headed and cuirassed, with aegis, left. (obverse); Female figure, draped standing left, right foot on globe, right sacrificing over altar. (reverse)
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Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 68-69
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 7.400 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (147, p.240); RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (38 bis, p.399)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; sacrifice; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Galba; Named in inscription: Hygieia/Salus
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1922
Acquisition notes: Previously purchased in Evans Sale 1922 Lot 34
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1922,0820.1
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (399) (38) (bis)

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