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Lot 1892

Sale 140 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals

Galba, (A.D. 68-69), gold aureus, issued April - late 68 A.D., uncertain Spanish mint (Tarraco), (7.64 g), obv. laureate head to left of Galba, around GALBA IMP, rev. LIBERTAS PVBLICA around, Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and vindicta in left, (S.-, RIC 22, Cal.486 (this coin illustrated), Biaggi 260 (this coin). A fantastic left facing prtrait, a few small marks on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine - extremely fine and very rare.

Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.^CNG Auction 121, lot 804. Previously the Conti Collection. Ex Cabinet of a Connoisseur (Dix Noonan Webb A10, 22 June 2011), lot 1027; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby's New York, 21 June 1990), lot 691; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection, 260.

Estimate
$70,000
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$52,000