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Object Type
Museum number: R.10209
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Head of Galba, laureate, right. (obverse); Galba, bare-headed and in military dress, standing right on low platform with officer behind him; facing him below, two soldiers, one with shield and standard, one with shield and spear, with a horse visible between them; behind these, two soldiers standing right, carrying vexillum and two spears respectively, with aquila in front of them. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 68
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 27.92 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (250, p.356); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (466, p.254) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; soldier; equestrian
Associated names
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.10209
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (356) (250)

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