CNG 109, Lot: 433. Estimate $500. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Galba. AD 68-69. BI Tetradrachm (25.4mm, 13.30 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/69). Laureate head right; L B (date) below chin / Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma right, holding spear and shield; star to right. Köln 238; Dattari (Savio) 316; K&G 17.21; RPC I 5340; Emmett 174.2. VF, attractively toned with touches of green and red find patina.

From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (April 2003).