CNG 100, Lot: 2357. Estimate $1000. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, “Paduan” imitations of ancient coins. Galba. AD 68-69. Gilt Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 23.78 g, 6h). By Giovani da Cavino. Struck circa 1555. • IMP • SER • SVLP • GALBA • CAES • AVG • TR POT •, laureate and draped bust right / Galba standing left on daïs, extending right hand in gesture of address; behind him a sella castrensis (camp stool); in front of him stand five soldiers right, all helmeted, holding shields; two holding signa over shoulders; behind, two signa and two aquilae; S C across fields, ADLOCVT in exergue. Johnson & Martini 1448-52; Klawans 3/4 (obv./rev.); Lawrence 13-2/13-3 (obv./rev). Good VF, gilding on obverse, brown patina on reverse, edge split.