Sestertius

Galba
Roman Imperial

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68-69

Bronze

Diameter: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)

Weight: 1.7 lb. (26.7 oz.)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the John M. McDonald 1940 Fund

2019.27

Geography

Place Made: Italy, Europe

Period

1-500

Object Name

Coin

Research Area

Numismatics: Greek and Roman

On view

Inscriptions

Obverse: Bust Laureate of Galba facing right with aegis, Roman Emperor, 68-69 C.E. Reverse: Galba addressing the army Inscriptions: Obverse: SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAE – SAR AVG P M TR P Reverse: ADLOCVITO and S-C

Course History

CLST 18/HIST 94.06 History of the Roman Empire, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2020

CLST 18/HIST 94.06 History of the Roman Empire, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2020

CLST 18/HIST 94.06 History of the Roman Empire, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2020

CLST 18/HIST 94.06 History of the Roman Empire, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2020

CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022

CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022

CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022

CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022

CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022

CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022

CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022

CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022

CLST 18.01/HIST 94.06, History of the Roman Empire, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2022

Economics 22.01, Macroeconomics, Jim Feyrer, Spring 2023

Economics 22.02, Macroeconomics, Jim Feyrer, Spring 2023

Economics 22.02, Macroeconomics, Jim Feyrer, Spring 2023

Exhibition History

Money Talks: Roman Coinage in Global, Historical Context, Classical Studies 11, Professor Roberta Stewart, Gene Y. Kim Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 2, 2022-.

Publication History

Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. Fixed Price List, No. 9. np. Chicago, IL: Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., 2019, lot 114.

Provenance

Stack’s sale of The Hall Park McCullough Collection of Ancient Roman Coins and United States Coins, New York City, November 20, 21, 22, 1967, lot 1127; to Philip Peck, Assistant Curator, of the Chase Bank Money Museum, Rockefeller Center, New York; Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, Fixed Price List, No. 9, lot. 114; sold to present collection, 2019.

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