ANCIENT THEMES. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 25.41 g, 7h). By Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). EF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 339. Estimated: $ 1 000

Paduan and Related Medals, Bronze

Sold For $ 7 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ANCIENT THEMES. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 25.41 g, 7h). By Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). IMP SER SVLP GALBA CAESA 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 1448-1462. Brown patina, flan cracks. EF. An exquisite and very rare struck example.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection, purchased from from Jonathan Kern.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:52:40 ET.



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