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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Twelve Caesars| > |Civil War of 68 - 69| > SH63560
Roman Civil Wars, Revolt of Galba, Governor of Spain, April - June 68 A.D.
|Civil| |War| |of| |68| |-| |69|, |Roman| |Civil| |Wars,| |Revolt| |of| |Galba,| |Governor| |of| |Spain,| |April| |-| |June| |68| |A.D.|, Galba lived in Tarraco for eight years. This coin was issued by Galba as governor of Spain in revolt against Nero. The obverse is copied from Republican denarii struck in 62 B.C. by the moneyer L. Scribonius Libo.
SH63560. Silver denarius, RIC I 9 (R4), RSC II 396, BMCRE I 9, SRCV I 2072, F, toned, Tarraco(?) mint, weight 3.515g, maximum diameter 17.7mm, die axis 225o, Apr - Jun 68 A.D.; obverse BON EVENT, young female head (Bonus Eventus) right, fillet around forehead; reverse ROM RENASC, Roma standing right in military garb, Victory on globe in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter over left shoulder in left; bargain priced for this interesting R4 rarity implying the restoration of the Republic!, from the Jyrki Muona Collection; very rare (R4); SOLD










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