Coins of Galba - catalog with values
Roman Emperor (68-69)
Aureus
RIC 1v, BMC 161v
Aureus
GALBAIMP
HISPANIA
Known to RIC and BMC only as Denarius.
$19,011 12/5/02.
RIC 2, C 195
Aureus
GALBAIMPERATOR
ROMARENASCENS
RIC 61, BMC 191
Aureus
SERGALBAIMPCAESARAVGPMTRP
No legend
$23,085 12/5/02.
RIC 146, C 232
Aureus
SERGALBACAESARAVG
SALVSGENHVMANI
July 68
$10,864 12/5/02.
RIC 164, C 286
Aureus
IMPSERGALBAAVG
No legend
July 68
$4,000 9/24/03.
RIC 184, BMC 4
Aureus
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
DIVAAVGVSTA
RIC 213 (corrected)
Aureus
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
SALVSGENHVMANI
July 68
RIC 229v, Calico 500, C 208v
Aureus
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVGPM
ROMARENASCES
Known to RIC and Cohen only as Denarius.
July 68
$7,469 12/5/02.
Denarius
RIC 22, BMC 40, C 238
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
RIC 23v
Denarius
GALBAIMP
RIC lists only for bust facing right.
$168 3/27/00.
RIC 26
Denarius
GALBAIMP
ROMARENASCENS
RIC 28, C 209
Denarius
GALBAIMP
ROMARENASCENS
RIC 29, BMC 180, BN 17, C 209
Denarius
IMPGALBA
ROMARENASCENS
July 68
RIC 34
Denarius
GALBAIMPERATOR
BONEVEN
68 (Tarraco).
RIC 36, BMC 338, C 45
Denarius
GALBAIMPERATOR
DIVAAVGVSTA
68 (Tarraco).
RIC 41, BMC 234
Denarius
GALBAIMPERATOR
ROMARENASC
RIC 43, BMC 180
Denarius
GALBAIMPERATOR
ROMARENASC
$346 1/9/03.
RIC 45, C 223
Denarius
GALBAIMPERATOR
ROMAVICTRIX
RIC 47v
Denarius
SERGALBAIMPCAESARAVGPMTRP
No legend
RIC lists with obverse legend GALBA IMPERATOR.
68 (Rome).
RIC 49, C 34
Denarius
SERGALBAIMPERATOR
CONCORDIAPROVINCIARVM
$600 9/24/03.
RIC 92, BMC 214, Hunter 74, C 308
Denarius
SERGALBAIMPAVG
No legend
RIC 145, BMC 21
Denarius
SERGALBAAVG
No legend
RIC 155, BMC 15, S 2103, C 82
Denarius
IMPSERGALBAAVG
HISPANIA
July 68
RIC 167, BMC 34, BN 76, C 287
Denarius
IMPSERGALBAAVG
No legend
68-69 (Rome).
RIC 170 (corrected), C 287
Denarius
IMPSERGALBAAVG
No legend
68-69 (Rome).
$1,400 5/21/03.
RIC 179, BMC 51
Denarius
IMPSERGALBAAVG
No legend
RIC 185
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
DIVAAVGVSTA
July 68
RIC 186, BMC 8, C 55
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
DIVAAVGVSTA
July 68
RIC 189, BMC 6, C 55a
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
DIVAAVGVSTA
RIC 191, BMC 18
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
HISPANIA
October 68
$223 3/12/03.
RIC 195, BMC 18
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
ROMARENASC
November 68
$350 4/1/03.
RIC 197
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
69 (Rome).
$230 6/16/03.
RIC 204, C 208a
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
ROMARENASCES
RIC 211, BMC 41
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
SALVSGENHVMANI
October
RIC 221, C 344
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVG
No legend
July 68
$630 9/24/03.
RIC 224, BMC 12, BN 101, C 58
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVGPM
DIVAAVGVSTA
July 68
RIC 234
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVGPM
VICTORIAPR
October
$405 11/10/02.
RIC 236, C 343
Denarius
IMPSERGALBACAESARAVGPM
No legend
July 68
Sestertius
RIC 259, C 302
Sestertius
IMPSERGALBAAVGTRP
No legend
68-69 (Rome).
RIC 310, C 131
Sestertius
IMPSERSVLPICGALBACAESAVGTRP
LIBERTASPVBLICA
$2,000 5/21/03.
RIC 387, C 108
Sestertius
SERGALBAIMPCAESARAVGTRP
LIBERTASPVBLICA
68 (Rome).
RIC 388, C 112
Sestertius
SERGALBAIMPCAESARAVGTRP
LIBERTASPVBLICA
October 68 (Rome).
RIC 389, C 110
Sestertius
SERGALBAIMPCAESARAVGTRP
RIC 392, BMC 79, C 185
Sestertius
SERGALBAIMPCAESARAVGTRP
68 (Rome).
RIC 398, C 245
Sestertius
SERGALBAIMPCAESARAVGTRP
No legend
68 (Rome).
$5,100 9/24/03.
RIC 400v
Sestertius
SERGALBAIMPCAESARAVGPMTRP
No legend
RIC unlisted bust type for this issue.
October
RIC 403, BMC 108, Kraay 198
Sestertius
SERGALBAIMPCAESARAVGTRP
No legend
October 68 (Rome).
RIC 405, BMC 112, BN 124, C 295
Sestertius
SERGALBAIMPCAESARAVGTRP
No legend
68 (Rome).
$4,400 1/13/03.
RIC 435, C 60
Sestertius
SERGALBAIMPCAESAVGPMTRP
No legend
68 (Rome).
$700 9/24/03.
RIC 442, C 110
Sestertius
SERGALBAIMPCAESAVGTRP
LIBERTASAVGVSTA
RIC 450, BMC 84
Sestertius
SERGALBAIMPCAESAVGTRP
ROMARXL
RIC 467, BN 236, C 2
Sestertius
SERSVLPIGALBAIMPCAESARAVGPMTRP
Galba standing right on podium, accompanied by praetorian prefect behind him, addressing two helmeted soldier, each with shields and one with spear, a horse facing between them. Before podium, two tunicate cursores, and in background, vexillum, signum and aquila.
December 68
Sestertius Posthumous
RIC 245 ( Titus), BMC 305 (Titus), BN 319 (Titus), C 350
Sestertius
IMPSERSVLPGALBACAESAVGTRP
IMPTICAESDIVIVESPFAVGPMTRPPPCOSVIII
79-81 (Rome).
Dupondius
RIC 323, BMC 132, C 158
Dupondius
IMPSERSVLPGALBACAESAVGTRP
PAXAVGVSTA
68 (Rome).
RIC 275, C 120
Dupondius
IMPSERGALBAAVGTRP
LIBERTASPVBLICA
68-69 (Rome).
$1,800 5/21/03.
Dupondius Posthumous
RIC 246, C 351
Dupondius
SERGALBAIMPCAESAVGTRP
IMPTCAESDIVIVESPFAVGREST
$65 10/4/03.
As
RIC 67, BMC 201, BN 36, C 50
As
SERGALBAIMPCAESARAVGPMTRPPP
DIVAAVGVSTA
September
RIC 302, BMC 150
As
SERGALBAIMPCAESAVGTRP
No legend; legionary eagle with standard on either side; S C across fields.
June
RIC 308, BMC 159
As
SERGALBAIMPCAESAVGTRP
VESTA
July 68
RIC 372, C 124
As
IMPSERGALBACAESAVGTRP
LIBERTASPVBLICA
68 (Rome).
RIC 491
As
IMPSERGALBACAESAVGTRP
AEQVITAS
RIC 492
As
SERSVLPIGALBAIMPCAESARAVGTRP
AEQVITAS
RIC 507v
As
SERSVLPIGALBAIMPCAESARAVGTRP
No legend
RIC lists for bare, draped bustright.
Unlisted RIC, C 127
As
IMPSERGALBACAESAVGPMTRP
LIBERTASPVBLICA
RIC 366 lists same type but for Dupondius.
September 68 (Rome).
- References:
- The Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC)
- David Sear's Roman Coins and Their Values (SEAR or S)
- British Museum Catalog (BMC)
- Cohen's The Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain (C)
- Vagi's Coinage and History of the Roman Empire (Vagi)