Extremely Rare Olba Bronze of Galba

297, Lot: 181. Estimate $100. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CILICIA, Olba. Galba, with King Polemo. AD 68-69. Æ (22mm, 10.27 g, 12h). Bare head right / Athena standing facing, head left, holding spear and resting hand on grounded shield. RPC I 3741; Staffieri 37; SNG France 846-7; SNG Levante 650. VF, red-brown and green patina. Extremely rare and with an attractive portrait.

Ex Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 361.