Roman Empire Galba AR Denarius (Rome, AD 68-69)
Laureate head right / Livia standing left, holding patera and scepter.
3.43 grams, 17 mm.
About Very Fine. Faint scratches.
RIC 186, RSC 55.
The line of the Julio-Claudian emperors had died out with Nero, but the new emperor Galba still wished to demonstrate continuity with the dynasty that had ruled for the last century, via his close friendship with Livia.