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436, Lot: 542. Estimate $1000.
Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa November AD 68. SER • GALBA • IMP • CAES • AVG TR P, laureate head right / S C across field, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding palladium in right hand and cradling palm frond in left. RIC I 456; ACG – (unlisted dies); BMCRE 104; BN 118 var. (bust type). Good VF, minor re-cutting of details and an artificial patina.


There are two distinct portrait styles which were employed for Galba. Both styles are stern in appearance. The predominant style has a balding head and heavy jowls and can best be described as a scowling face. As here, the other style shows a full head of hair and a thinner looking face. This style can almost be described as idealized however the stern look still exists.