Details
LOT 3314
Galba AR Denarius. June AD 68 - January AD 69. Rome mint.
IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head to right / S P Q R OB C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 167; BMCRE 34 corr. (bare head); RSC 287. Good Fine.(2.34gr, 17mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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