Triton XVII, Lot: 661. Estimate $5000. Sold for $4500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68–January AD 69. IMP SER GΛLBA ΛVG, bare head right / S P Q R/OB/C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 167; RSC 287; BMCRE 34 corr. (head described as laureate); BN 76-7. EF, handsome gray toning, a few light marks under tone. A striking, high-relief portrait of medallic quality.