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Live starting : Type : Denier
Date: c. 11/68
Mint name / Town : Atelier secondaire incertain (Gaule ou Espagne ?)
Metal : fourré silver
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,47 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Belle monnaie frappée sur flan un peu court et centré. Quelques rayures. Métal vil visible à onze heures au droit. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : SER GALBA - IMPERATOR.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Galba à droite (O*), globe à la pointe du cou .
Obverse translation : “Servius Galba Imperator”, (L’empereur Servius Galba).
Reverse
Reverse legend : IVPPITER - CVSTOS.
Reverse description : Jupiter trônant à gauche, tenant un foudre de la main droite et un javeline long de la gauche.
Reverse translation : “Iuppiter Custos”, (Jupiter le gardien).
Commentary
Monnaie fourrée (faux d’époque). Type non référencé ! Le style de la monnaie évoque une frappe en Espagne (Tarragone), ou bien en Gaule (Narbonne), mais ce revers avec Jupiter semble inédit pour ces ateliers.
Plated coin (contemporary forgery). Unreferenced type! The style of the coin suggests a minting in Spain (Tarragona) or Gaul (Narbonne), but this reverse with Jupiter seems unprecedented for these mints.
Plated coin (contemporary forgery). Unreferenced type! The style of the coin suggests a minting in Spain (Tarragona) or Gaul (Narbonne), but this reverse with Jupiter seems unprecedented for these mints.
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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