Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-4003
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Galba 68-69 AD. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P, Bust l. laureate. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing l. with pileus and scepter; S C. low in field.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Year of the Four Emperors (68–69 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Galba (Emperor of Rome) and Libertas (Roman diety)
Inscription:
LIBERTAS AVGVSTA and SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
68-69 AD
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4003, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Galba 68-69 AD. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P, Bust l. laureate. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing l. with pileus and scepter; S C. low in field.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4003, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Galba 68-69 AD. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P, Bust l. laureate. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing l. with pileus and scepter; S C. low in field.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4003, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Galba 68-69 AD. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P, Bust l. laureate. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing l. with pileus and scepter; S C. low in field.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4003, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Galba 68-69 AD. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P, Bust l. laureate. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing l. with pileus and scepter; S C. low in field.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4003, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Galba 68-69 AD. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P, Bust l. laureate. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing l. with pileus and scepter; S C. low in field.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4003, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Galba 68-69 AD. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P, Bust l. laureate. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing l. with pileus and scepter; S C. low in field.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4003, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Galba 68-69 AD. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P, Bust l. laureate. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing l. with pileus and scepter; S C. low in field.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4003, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Galba 68-69 AD. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P, Bust l. laureate. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing l. with pileus and scepter; S C. low in field.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4003, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Galba 68-69 AD. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG P M TR P, Bust l. laureate. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing l. with pileus and scepter; S C. low in field.

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