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CNG Feature Auction 121

Lot nuber 804

Galba. AD 68-69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.64 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck circa April-late AD 68. Good VF.


CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 804.
 Estimated: $ 20 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 35 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Galba. AD 68-69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.64 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck circa April-late AD 68. GALBA IMP, laureate head left, globe at point of neck / LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and vindicta in left. RIC I 22; Calicó 486 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE –; BN –; Hunter 65; Biaggi 260 (this coin). Scattered marks, some digs on the reverse. Good VF. Very rare. Fantastic portrait.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Cabinet of a Connoisseur (Dix Noonan Webb A10, 22 June 2011), lot 1027; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s New York, 21 June 1990), lot 691; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection, 260.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 7 October 2022 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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