Lot 4803

Description

Civil Wars, (A.D. 68-69), silver denarius (2.76 g), Tarraco mint, struck under Galba in Spain, April-June A.D. 68, obv. trace of LIBERTAS, draped bust of Libertas to right, rev. traces of RESTITVTA below P R across, pileus (cap of liberty) between two daggers, (S.2071, RIC II 24, RSC 394, BMC 7, Martin 49/50 Plate 4). Very good, corroded and weak in places, extremely rare.

Ex Dr. Adrian Carr Collection and purchased from Walter Holt in 2003; claimed to be the type coin on Wildwinds.
An extremely rare coin in any condition. Peter-Hugo Martin 1974 in his work on the anonymous coinage of 68 AD notes only 5 specimens. This coin harks back to the Brutus EID MAR piece, but is very much rarer, and relates to the restitution of Rome. See footnote above for reason of Libertas Restituta legend.