| Astarte S.A. > Auction 23 | Auction date: 28 October 2024 |
| Lot number: 282 Price realized: 150 CHF (Approx. 173 USD / 160 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Egypt. Alexandria. Galba, 68-69. Tetradrachm (Billon, 25.25 mm, 12.68 g) Dated year 2 (= 68-69) ΣЄΡ OYI ΓΑΛΒΑ AYTO KAIΣ ΣЄΒΑ Laureate bust of Galba right, LB (date) below chin. Rev. [ΑΛΕΞΑΝ] ΔΡΕΑ Draped bust of personified Alexandria right, wearing elephant-skin headdress, star below chin to right. RPC I, 5336. BMC 2721. Dattari 300. Emmett 170. Geissen 225. Kampmann-Ganschow 17.9. Cfr. SAVIO, "Tetradrammi alessandrini", pp.57-59. Toned. Very Fine. Ex Agora Auctions, 74, 05.06.2018, lot 162. Galba's second Alexandrian year lasted little more than four months and produced tetradrachms in praise of peace (compare no. 23 in the collection) and freedom (idem no. 24) under the auspices of Alexandria and Rome. In short, a hope after the last and stormy Neronian period, a response in trust to the senatorial order from which Galba came. Starting price: 150 CHF |  |
