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Sestertius of Galba

Roman (Artist)
68-69 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Bust of Galba, laureate, draped, right; beaded border. Reverse: Oak wreath with three-line inscription; beaded border.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] SER(vius) GALBA IMP(erator) CAES(ar) AVG(ustus) TR(ibuniciae) P(otestate) [Translation] Servius Galba, Imperator Caesar Augustus, with tribunician power [Inscription, Latin; reverse] S(enato) P(opulo)Q(ue) R(omano) OB CIV(itatem) SER(vatam) [Translation] From the Senate and people of Rome on account of the city having been saved

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm); axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.643

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