GALBA BRONZE SESTERTIUS

Galba (68-69), AE Sestertius
October - November AD 68, Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP SER GALBA CA ES AVG TR P, laureate and draped bust facing right.
Reverse: LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas standing, holding pileus and cradling vindicta.
25.82 grams, 34 mm in diameter.
RIC 387; SEAR V.1, 2118.
Some peripheral striking softness, otherwise the portrait very bold, practically very fine, with a pleasing rich dark patina, most attractive in the hand, a rare coin from a very short-lived Emperor.