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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
R.10132
Denomination
denarius
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Head of Galba, laureate, right (globe at point of bust).
(obverse)
Gallia (on left), bare-headed and wearing short tunic, holding transverse sceptre in left hand, and Hispania (on right), holding round shield, parazonium and transverse spear, standing opposed, clasping right hands.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Galba
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
68
Production place
Minted in:
Spain
Minted in:
Tarraco
(possibly)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
6 o'clock
Weight:
3.39 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Personification of the two provinces which supported Galba's revolt.
Bibliographic references
RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius
(170, p.338)
PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498.
(449)
RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1
(18, p.233)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
allegory/personification
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Galba
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Gallia
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Hispania/Spain
Acquisition name
Donated by:
George IV, King of the United Kingdom
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
George III, King of the United Kingdom
Acquisition date
1825
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
R.10132
C&M catalogue number
RE1
(338)
(170)