brm_374512 - GALBA Denier
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Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 320.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 320.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: 68
Mint name / Town : Tarragone
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,34 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire de frappe molle comme la plupart des deniers de ce type. Patine grise légèrement piquée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GALBA - IMP.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Galba à gauche, globe à la pointe du cou (O*1).
Obverse translation : “Galba Imperator”, (Galba empereur).
Reverse
Reverse legend : LIBERTAS PVBLICA.
Reverse description : Libertas (la Liberté) drapée debout à gauche, tenant le pileus de la main droite et un sceptre de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Libertas Publica”, (La Liberté publique).
Commentary
Type absent du catalogue de la collection du Cabinet des Médailles de la BnF, qui possède un denier avec la tête à droite mais aucun avec la tête à gauche !.
Type absent from the catalogue of the collection of the Cabinet des Médailles of the BnF, which has a denier with the head on the right but none with the head on the left!
Type absent from the catalogue of the collection of the Cabinet des Médailles of the BnF, which has a denier with the head on the right but none with the head on the left!
Historical background
GALBA
(2/04/68-15/01/69)
Galba was born on December 24, 3 BC. He was raised by Livia and quickly rose through the ranks of the Roman administration. Praetor under Tiberius at the age of 20, he was consul in 33, then legate of Germania Superior at the beginning of the reign of Caligula. He is proconsul of Africa in 42 after having won a great victory over the Cats the previous year by covering the signs of Varus. Nero appoints him governor of Spain Tarraconaise. It was there that he went into rebellion against Nero in April 68. After the crushing of the revolt of Vindex in Gaul in May, Nero committed suicide on June 9. Galba was proclaimed august on June 11. He is slowly gaining Rome. Avaricious, he governs clumsily. He adopted Pison on January 10, 69 instead of choosing Otho. During this time Vitellius was proclaimed august on January 1, 69 by the legions of Germania. Abandoned by everyone, Galba was finally assassinated on January 15..
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