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Rome. Galba, April 68 - January 69 AD. Gold Aureu

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:30,000.00 USD Estimated At:60,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD
Rome. Galba, April 68 - January 69 AD. Gold Aureu
<Our item number 115745><B>Rome. Galba, April 68 - January 69 AD. Gold Aureus &#40;7.28 g&#41;, Rome mint, struck late 68 AD.</B> Laureate and draped bust of Galba right. <I>Reverse</I>: 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. <B>NGC graded Choice About Uncirculated.</B> <BR><BR>Galba chose this reverse type, which he employed on a number of denominations, to refer to Livia&#39;s assistance in his early career. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;60,000 - 70,000. <I><BR>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 <B>Money of the World</B><I>, coin 39.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 115745<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115745.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115745N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>