Exceptional Portrait
CNG 112, Lot: 605. Estimate $3000.
Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck July AD 68-January AD 69. IMP SER GΛLBΛ CΛESΛR ΛVG, laureate head right / RENASC ROMA, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, advancing right, holding Victory in right hand and transverse spear in left. RIC I 199; RSC 200; BMCRE 25; BN 91. Lightly toned. EF. Outstanding portrait in fine style. Rare.
Ex Italo Vecchi Collection, acquired from Savoca Numismatik GmbH.
