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                                59, Lot: 147. GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ As (27mm, 10.38 
                                gm). Rome mint. Struck circa late summer 68 AD. 
                                Estimate $100. Sold For $176 

                                GALBA. 68-69 AD. Æ As (27mm, 10.38 gm). Rome 
                                mint. Struck circa late summer 68 AD. Laureate 
                                head right / Ceres seated left, holding poppy, 
                                grain ear, and caduceus. Cf. RIC I 326 
                                (obverse); RIC I 292 (reverse); Cohen 15, 20 
                                (same). Fine, brown and green patina.
                                This specimen unites an earlier reverse with a 
                                later obverse. Given the state of affairs during 
                                the late summer of 68 AD, as Galba was pressing 
                                his march on Rome, it is not inconceivable that 
                                some at the mint may have been a bit distracted; 
                                thus this interesting type with historical 
                                overtones. 
                                This was lot 80 in E-Auction 57.






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