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Galba
Aureus, 68-69 n. Chr. in Rom.
Vs.: IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG, belorbeerte und drapierte Büste des Galba nach rechts.
Rs.: SALVS GEN HVMANI, drapierte weibliche Figur nach links stehend, den rechten Fuss auf einem Globus, mit der rechten Hand über einem Altar aus einer Patera opfernd und in der linken Hand Steuerruder haltend.
RIC² 213 (R3); Hunter 8
Bild von: Classical Numismatic Group

 Romanatic-ID: 2043
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Simon Wieland
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19:23:37, 08.02.2009
Note by Classical Numismatic Group:
Salus Gen Humani was a legend introduced in the Civil War coinage associated with the revolt of Vindex, combined with a Victory type. This reverse is often interpreted to mean that the Victory of the revolt would be 'the World's Salvation.' Mattingly, in BMCRE (p. cxcvi), notes that Suetonius (Galba, 9) provides a comment related to this type: "an appeal comes from Vindex to Galba at Carthago Nova 'to lend his services as champion and leader of the human race.'" With the present issue, presumably struck near the time of his success over Nero, Galba pays homage to this war-cry of Vindex. The Victory type gives way to one of the 'Fortune of the Human Race', who is sacrificing in gratitude for the deliverance of the Romans from the vile Nero.