Galba (68-69 A.D.) - Silver Denarius - 19.04mm, 2.98g
Obverse - IMP SER GALBA AVG Galba, his bare head right	Reverse - SPQR OB C S Legend in 3 lines within oak-wreath.
Minted in Rome between July 68 A.D. and January 69 A.D. The reverse legend SPQR OB C S is an acronym for SENATVS POPVLUSQVE ROMANORVM OB CIVES SERVATOS Which can be translated as "(Awarded) by the Senate and the people of Rome for having served the citizens". The "Corona Civica", the civic oak-wreath, was initially awarded to individuals for rescuing a comrade in battle, but in the case of Emperors, it became part of their honors upon ascension, thanking them for rescuing the populous from the chaos of civil war, or for defeating a (sometimes imaginary) foe that was considered to be a public threat. Reference: Sutherland, C.H.V, "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 1, revised edition (RIC), p241, nr. 167. Mattingly, H., "Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum", Volume 1 (BMCRE), p270, nr. 34 corr. (bare hd r.). Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Vol. 1, p409, nr. 2109. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV 4th Revised Edition), p120, nr. 721. Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain" (C), Volume 1, p338, nr. 287. Seaby, H.A. & Loosley, R., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Volume 2, p22, nr. 287. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II),  p59, nr.76, corrected  (B2, O6, R62, T93, M3) Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II-digital),  p54, nr.76, corrected  (B2, O6, R62, T93, M3) Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" (VM), p93, nr. 28. Kampmann, U., "Die Münzen der Römischen Kaiserzeit", 2nd. revised edition (Kampmann), p74, nr.17.42. Quality: Fine+ Rarity: R (Rare)