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Tetradrachm of Alexandria with bust of Galba

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 68–69
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria

Medium/Technique Billon
Dimensions Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 12.79 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule, III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1985.1060
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Galba to right, LB right.
Year 2 = AD 68/69.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eleutheria standing left, with wreath and sceptre, left elbow on a column.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt Collection (one of 302 Alexandrian coins [1985.1028–1985.1329] acquired by Godfrey Peckitt in Egypt prior to World War II); date unknown: inherited from Mrs.Godfrey Peckitt by Mrs. Perry T. Rathbone; July 11, 1969: purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Mrs. Perry T. Rathbone; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, November 27, 1985