RPC I, 4196C

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4196C
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Galba
Person (obv.) Galba (Augustus)
Issue Year 1
Dating AD 68?
Obverse inscription ΓΑΛΒΑϹ ΚΑΙ[ϹΑΡ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ϹΕΒΑϹ]ΤΟϹ
Obverse design bare head of Galba, right
Reverse inscription [ΕΤΟΥϹ] ΝΕΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΥ [ ]
Reverse design eagle on thunderbolt, left; to left, palm branch
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 1
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note It is unclear if it is Year A or B. First Galba's tetradrachm encountered with a bare head. Thanks to Richard McAlee.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Richard McAlee coll.