Sestertius from Rome with Galba, Emperor of Rome

A.D. 69

Medium: Orichalcum
Dimensions: 23.95 g, 6:00, 37.1 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Gilbert Steinberg
Accession Number: 2001.87.579
Geography: Made in Rome, Roman Empire
Culture: Roman
Period: 1st century A.D.
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: IMP SER SVLP GALBA CAES AVG TR P Bust of Galba laureate draped and cuirassed r.

Reverse Description: LIBERTAS PVBLICA Libertas standing l. holding pileus in r. and vindicta in l.

Provenance

Gilbert Steinberg, to about 1984; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., from about 1984 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Object copyright

Additional information

coins, money, sestertii

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