Ancient Gold - Roman
Lot 1893 SESSION 11 (7.30PM WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER) Ancient Gold - Roman
Estimate $8,000
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GALBA, (A.D. 68-69), gold aureus, issued August - October 68, Rome Mint, (7.14 g), obv. bare head to right of Galba, around IMP SER GALBA AVG, rev. S P Q R / OB C S, in two lines within oak wreath, (S.2093, BMC 29 cor., RIC 164, C.286, Calico 509). Weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.^Noble Numismatics Sale 110, lot 2637.
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