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orfew Pillar of the Community Canada 1269 Posts	Posted 09/05/2018 8:12 pm I have been amassing ugly coins of Galba lately. I wanted one from Gaul. I spotted this one from CNG and I won it. It is a rough looking coin but the portrait has tons of character. This portrait is just one more exemplar of the wide variety of Galba portraits. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Gaul (Narbo?). Struck circa April-late autumn AD 68. Laureate head right / Concordia standing left, holding branch and cornucopia. RIC I 105; RSC 34. Fine, toned, porous. Ex Meister & Sonntag Quick Auction 2007 (25 March 2007), lot 214. CNG E-auction Lot 353 September 5, 2018. What attracted me to this coin was the portrait of Caligula. I think it is a very strong portrait. The coin has problems. It has a chip that you can see on the reverse with the portrait of Augustus, and there are some deposits. I like that Gaius' name is readable on the obverse and I think the radiate portrait of divus Augustus is quite nice as well. This is my third denarius of Caligula. I know it is a bargain type and the chip probably scared off some potential bidders. However, that is okay because I wanted the coin anyway. Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.26 g, 5h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 1st emission, AD 37. Bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Radiate head of Divus Augustus right, between two stars. RIC I 2; Lyon 157; RSC 11. Fine, toned, deposits, chipped at edges, a few scratches. CNG E-auction 428 Lot 344 September 5, 2018 Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7968 Posts	Posted 09/05/2018 8:42 pm Congrats! All wins are good wins in my book. Yes, we can look at and appreciate ancients that are sharp, shiny and breathtaking. But sometimes 1900 year old coins look their age (not to mention those a millenium or millenium-and-a-half younger that I bid on!) Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/05/2018 8:44 pm Despite the imperfections these are outstanding coins with strong portraits. Congrats and thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/05/2018 8:46 pm Two nice pick-ups. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34448 Posts	Posted 09/05/2018 8:54 pm Quote: All wins are good wins in my book. I agree. Imagine how cool your collection would be if you won everything on which you bid. These two are pretty cool. "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
orfew Pillar of the Community Canada 1269 Posts	Posted 09/05/2018 9:18 pm Thanks all for the kind comments. Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 09/05/2018 9:21 pm You could cut wood with Galba's nose and poke holes in balloons with Caligula's. Congrats on the wins. Report this Post to the Staff
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