| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 707 Price realized: 2,750 USD (Approx. 2,519 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.42 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69. IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG, laureate and draped bust right / DIVA AVGVSTA, Livia, draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and long scepter in left. RIC I 189; RSC 55a. Toned with some light golden hues and iridescence, hairlines. Near EF. Nicely centered with a wonderful bust of Galba. Ex Pecunem 9 (Gitbud & Naumann, 3 November 2013), lot 440. He (i.e., Galba) showed marked respect to Livia Augusta, to whose favor he owed great influence during her lifetime and by whose last will he almost became a rich man; for he had the largest bequest among her legatees, one of fifty million sesterces. But because the sum was designated in figures and not written out in words, Tiberius, who was her heir, reduced the bequest to five hundred thousand, and Galba never received even that. (Suetonius 5.2) The line of the Julio-Claudian emperors had died out with Nero, but the new emperor Galba still wished to demonstrate continuity with the dynasty that had ruled for the last century, via his close friendship with Livia. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 706 Price realized: 4,500 USD (Approx. 4,122 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January 69. IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG, laureate head right / DIVA AVGVSTA, Diva Julia Augusta (Livia), draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and scepter in left. RIC I 186; RSC 55; BMCRE 8-9; BN 83-4. Wonderful old cabinet tone with some blue and gold iridescence. Near EF. Bold portrait. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 688 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.42 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January 69. Laureate head right / Roma standing right, holding Victory and transverse scepter. RIC I 199; RSC 200. Rich cabinet toning. EF. Bold portrait. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Galba Collection (Hess-Divo 333, 30 November 2017), lot 148; Leu 71 (24 October 1997), lot 321; J. C. S. Rashleigh Collection (Part I, Glendining, 14 January 1953), lot 505. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 704 Price realized: 50,000 USD (Approx. 45,795 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Galba. AD 68-69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right / S P Q R/ OB C S in two lines within oak wreath. RIC I 164; Calicó 509; BMCRE 29-30; BN 72-4; Adda 42; Biaggi 265; Jameson 53; Mazzini 286; NAC 97, lot 93 (same dies; hammer CHF 60,000). Toned, some hairlines on reverse, minor edge marks. Near EF. Struck on a broad flan. Exceptional portrait. Ex Provence Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 679; V. J. E. Ryan Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 20 February 1951), lot 1669; Sir Hyman Montagu Collection (Rollin & Feuardent, 20 April 20 1896), lot 172. Estimate: 50000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 551 | Auction date: 29 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 398 Price realized: 325 USD (Approx. 297 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69. Laureate head right / Hispania advancing left, holding poppy between two stalks of grain and two spears and shield. RIC I 155; RSC 82. Some horn silver, scratches, a couple of shallow edge scratches. Near VF. From the Elm Street Collection, purchased from David Herman, 23 September 1989. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online Sessions | Auction date: 17 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 6076 Price realized: 600 USD (Approx. 551 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January 69. Bare head right / S P Q R/ OB/ C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 167; RSC 287. Light gray tone, a few scratches on reverse, traces of PVC deposits. VF. From the Quietus Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 31 (26 November 2016), lot 405. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
