Galba (68-69), AE Sestertius October - November AD 68, Rome mint. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA CA ES AVG TR P, laureate and draped bust facing right. Reverse: LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas standing, holding pileus and cradling vindicta. 25.82 grams, 34 mm in diameter. RIC 387; SEAR V.1, 2118. Some peripheral striking softness, otherwise the portrait very bold, practically very fine, with a pleasing rich dark patina, most attractive in the hand, a rare coin from a very short-lived Emperor. |
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