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mikev50 Pillar of the Community United States 1920 Posts	Posted 06/28/2025 3:22 pm thinking of buying--opinions please--thanks--215$-- EGYPT, Alexandria. Galba. AD 68-69. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.28 g, 1h). Dated RY 1 (AD 68). Laureate head right; L A (date) below chin / EΛEY ΘEPIA, Eleutheria standing left, leaning on column, holding wreath and scepter. Köln 220-1; Dattari (Savio) 306; K&G 17.4; RPC I 5327; Emmett 172.1. VF. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 06/28/2025 7:38 pm @mike, are you looking for opinions on the price, grade, authenticity, or some of each? In a quick search, I'm seeing 18 others listed on acsearch, but this one seems to be in better than average condition. https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...=usd&order=0 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 06/29/2025 08:08 am A larger image of the coin.... Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5174 Posts	Posted 06/29/2025 3:36 pm Hmm. The date looks like LB = year 2 to me, which is scarcer IIRC? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 06/29/2025 7:59 pm Good catch about the mis-labelled date @j1m. Yes, based on the number of coins posted to acsearch, it looks to me like LA is more common than LB. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5174 Posts	Posted 06/30/2025 03:02 am Actually now that I've looked up the dates, it's a bit strange that year 1 is more common; Galba's reign lasted from early June AD 68 to mid-January AD 69, so with the Alexandria new year being at the end of August, that leaves slightly under three months for year 1 and about four and a half for year 2, so logically year 2 should be about 1.6 times more common. (I'm guessing the divergence is because there was a bump in production at the start of his reign.) Edited by january1may 06/30/2025 03:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
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