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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     54-354      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Galba Date Ruled:     A.D. 68-69 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD July 68-January 69 Weight:     7.29 g Obverse Legend:     IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG Obverse Description:     Laureate and draped bust right Reverse Legend:     DIVA AVGVSTA Reverse Description:     Livia, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and vertical sceptre in left Primary Reference:     RIC 188 Reference2:     BMC 003 Reference3:     C 54 Reference4:     Kent-Hirmer pl. 59, 207; CBN 82; Calicó 472 (this coin) Hoard Name:     Boscoreale hoard of 1895 Hoard Description:     See: http://ansmagazine.com/Summer04/Boscoreale Hoard Find Site:     Boscoreale, near Pompeii in Italy Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Source:     http://www.arsclassicacoins.com/ Price Sold For:     44000 Swiss Franc Date Sold:     03/24/2010 Notes:     NAC Auction 54, Lot 354 Very rare. A bold portrait and a magnificent reddish tone, minor nick on obverse field behind head and a few minor marks in field and on edge From the Boscoreale hoard of 1895

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