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Sestertius of Galba

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

Obverse: Head of Galba, laureate, right. Reverse: Victory, draped, flying right, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] IMP(erator) SER(vius) SVLP(icius) GALBA CAES(ar) AVG(ustus) TR(ibuniciae) P(otestate) [Translation] Imperator Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar Augustus, with tribunician power [Inscription, Latin; reverse] S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] By senatorial decree

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

F. Herbert Prem, New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1965, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 3/8 in. (3.54 cm); axis: 7:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. F. Herbert Prem, 1965

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.718

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