Triton XIV, Lot: 661. Estimate $10000. Sold for $19000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Galba. AD 68-69. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.33 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right / S P Q R/OB C S in two lines within oak wreath. RIC I 164; Calicó 509; BMCRE 29-32; BN 72-4. Good VF, lightly toned, underlying luster, a few light marks on obverse and edge. Bold portrait.

From the Collection of a Northern California Gentleman.