68 - 9 AD ROME Silver DENARIUS Of GALBA 7th Of 12 CAESARS & Holder ERROR By NGC VF
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This is a "Very Fine" silver Denarius from the anci...ent "Roman Empire." It was struck for the seventh and one of the more difficult of the highly collected "12 Caesars" to obtain, Servius Sulpicius Galba. He was the first Emperor to fall in the famous "Year of the Four Caesars, " 69 AD. For his story, see below.
Certified and Graded by the prestigious Numismatic Guarantee Corporation:
"Very Fine" with 4/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface.
NGC did not attribute it by number but it is:
"Roman Silver Coins", Volume 2 by H. A. Seaby. #223.
Obverse: GALBA • IMPERATOR • Laureate head of Galba right, globe below.
Galba was born near Terracina in Italy. He came of a noble family and was a man of great wealth, but unconnected either by birth or by adoption with the first six Caesars. In his early years he was regarded as a youth of remarkable abilities, and it is said that both Augustus and Tiberius prophesied his future eminence. He was Praetor in 20, and Consul in 33. He acquired a well-earned reputation in the provinces by his military capability, strictness and impartiality. On the death of Caligula, he refused the invitation of his friends to make a bid for empire, and loyally served Claudius. For the first half of Nero’s reign he lived in retirement, till, in 61, the emperor bestowed on him the province of Hispania.
In the spring of 68, Galba was informed of Nero's intention to put him to death, and of the insurrection of Julius Vindex in Gaul. He was at first inclined to follow the example of Vindex, but the defeat and death of the latter renewed his hesitation. The news that Nymphidius Sabinus, the Praetorian Prefect, had declared in his favor revived Galba's spirits. Hitherto, he had only dared to call himself the Legate of the Senate and Roman people; after the suicide of Nero on June 9, 68, he assumed the title of Caesar, and marched straight for Rome.
Reverse: ROMA • VICTRIX • Roma standing left, foot on globe and holding laurel branch.
>> NOT "VIRTUS" as it says on the HOLDER! Oops!!
This is a "Very Fine" silver Denarius from the anci...ent "Roman Empire." It was struck for the seventh and one of the more difficult of the highly collected "12 Caesars" to obtain, Servius Sulpicius Galba. He was the first Emperor to fall in the famous "Year of the Four Caesars, " 69 AD. For his story, see below.
Certified and Graded by the prestigious Numismatic Guarantee Corporation:
"Very Fine" with 4/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface.
NGC did not attribute it by number but it is:
"Roman Silver Coins", Volume 2 by H. A. Seaby. #223.
Obverse: GALBA • IMPERATOR • Laureate head of Galba right, globe below.
Galba was born near Terracina in Italy. He came of a noble family and was a man of great wealth, but unconnected either by birth or by adoption with the first six Caesars. In his early years he was regarded as a youth of remarkable abilities, and it is said that both Augustus and Tiberius prophesied his future eminence. He was Praetor in 20, and Consul in 33. He acquired a well-earned reputation in the provinces by his military capability, strictness and impartiality. On the death of Caligula, he refused the invitation of his friends to make a bid for empire, and loyally served Claudius. For the first half of Nero’s reign he lived in retirement, till, in 61, the emperor bestowed on him the province of Hispania.
In the spring of 68, Galba was informed of Nero's intention to put him to death, and of the insurrection of Julius Vindex in Gaul. He was at first inclined to follow the example of Vindex, but the defeat and death of the latter renewed his hesitation. The news that Nymphidius Sabinus, the Praetorian Prefect, had declared in his favor revived Galba's spirits. Hitherto, he had only dared to call himself the Legate of the Senate and Roman people; after the suicide of Nero on June 9, 68, he assumed the title of Caesar, and marched straight for Rome.
Reverse: ROMA • VICTRIX • Roma standing left, foot on globe and holding laurel branch.
>> NOT "VIRTUS" as it says on the HOLDER! Oops!!
