Lot 90
Rome. Galba, April 68 - January 69 AD. Gold Aureus (7.28 g), Rome mint, struck late 68 AD. Laureate and draped bust of Galba right. Reverse: Livia stands left, holding long scepter and patera. RIC 188; BMCRE 3; C. 54. Superior strike and centering, on quite a round, full flan. With bold and impressive portrait of the aged Galba. The handsome deep red toning typical of Bosco Reale coins. A stunning coin, virtually as struck and perfectly centered with a powerful portrait. Very rare. NGC graded Choice About Uncirculated.
Galba chose this reverse type, which he employed on a number of denominations, to refer to Livia's assistance in his early career.
Estimated Value $60,000 - 70,000.
Ex Metropolitan Museum of Art, J.H. Durkee bequest, sold Sotheby & Co., Zurich, November 10, 1972, lot 41. From the Bosco Reale hoard of 1895. Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 39.
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