RPC I, 4196C

 

Image of specimen #2

 

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 ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Edition Γάλβας Καῖσαρ Αὐτοκράτωρ Σεβαστός
Translation Galba Caesar Augustus Emperor
Obverse design bare head of Galba, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥϹ ΝΕΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΥ Α
Edition ἔτους νέου ἱεροῦ αʹ
Translation of the new sacred year 1
Reverse design eagle on thunderbolt, left; to left, palm branch
Metal silver
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 14.59 g
Axis 1
Specimens 2 (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.
2 2     ✸ Numismatik Naumann 136, 7 Jan. 2024, lot 379