Silver, 3.06 grams, 18.36 mm. Rome. AD 68-69. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA AVG; bare-headed bust right. Reverse: SPQR OB CS; legend in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I, 167; RSC 287; Sear 2109; BMC 34. Good fine.

Galba (Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar Augustus) the first emperor in the "Year of the Four Emperors" became Roman Emperor at the age of 65 on June 8th, AD 68 and ruled for just six months before his death by sword on January 15th, AD 69. This relatively short reign makes his coinage rare.