8.2. GALBA and OTHO Countermarks

This section covers
"GALBA", "GALKAI", "GAL CA", "IMPGA", "IMPOTHO", "IMPVESP"
 
 

"GALBA", "GAL KAI", and "GAL CA"
Countermarks from Galba are known in latin and greek letters on regular roman coins, also on roman provincial coins.
 

"GALBA" in latin letters (countermarkMartini Pangerl Collection 86) on regular coin of Drusus senior

another example

"GALBA" in Latin Letters on provincial coins (Perinthos). Coins like the one below are in the grey zone between official coins (so called Thrakian mint) and provincial coins of the balkan region

"GALBA" in Greek Letters (countermark Martini Pangerl Collection 92). This countermark occurs also on Provincial coins and is listed by Howgego as GIC 526. Coins like the one below are in the grey zone between official coins (so called Thrakian mint) and provincial coins of the balkan region

"GAL KAI" in Greek Letters (countermark Martini Pangerl Collection 93) below on Roman Nero As (Balkan mint ?) and two examples on Provincial coins from the Balkan .  This countermark is listed by Howgego as GIC 527.
Coins like the one below are in the grey zone between official coins (so called Balkan / Thrakian mint) and provincial coins of the balkan region

"GAL.CA" in Latin Letters on Nero "DECURSIO" Sesterti (from Balkan mint ?)

GALBA countermark above cancelled NERCRPP countermark, also head left countermark

OTHO

"IMP OTHO" on Eastern provincial coin of Nero, below also examples of IMP GA, and IMP VESP for Galba and Vespasianus n the same host coins.


IMP.GAL,  IMP OTHO,  and to the right IMP VESP, on Nero coins from phoenicia