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
Obverse design bare head of Galba, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥϹ ΝΕΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΥ Α
Reverse design eagle on thunderbolt, left; to left, palm branch
Metal silver
Average diameter 25 mm
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