I like this one despite its porous surface for a couple of reasons. It's from the Antioch mint, whereas Rome was still the principle mint during Trebonius Gallus' hapless reign, it's an architectural type, and it has a misspelling on the reverse inscription (SAECVLLVM instead of SAECVLVM). Post your Trebonianuses, architectural types, spelling variants, or whatnot! Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253 Roman AR Antoninianus, 4.70 g Antioch, AD 251-252 Obv: IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, radiate bust right, IIV below bust Rev: SAECVLLVM NOVVM, Hexastyle temple containing seated statue of Rome, IIV in exergue Refs: RIC 91; Cohen 111; RCV 9648
Nice!! ... Roman Collector, congrats on your cool new OP-winner!! I love architectural coins (ummm, "almost" as much as animal coins) T-Bone Gallus ... I still only have one lone example ... Trebonianus Gallus, AR Antoninianus Oh, and PAX is on the reverse Sorry about my primitive stevex6 photography skilz
Love the reverse @Roman Collector. TREBONIANUS GALLUS AR Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. REVERSE: LIBERTAS PVBLICA - Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter Struck at Rome, 251-253 AD 3.5g, 21mm RIC 38
Very nice Roman Collector, also to have a more unique one, illiterate die engravers don't come along everyday.....somebody mention architecture? if so I will post a few of my recent purchases. Cilicia-Mopsus Valerian, 255/6 AD Bridge, with river god and triumphal arch each end. Bynthia, Nicaea Macrianus 260-261 AD, 25mm, 7.2gm City walls of Nicaea from an aerial perspective. C. Minucius AR Denarius, 135 BC, 3.86gm, Column between two togate figures.
My example is a two dot. How many officinae were used for this type. Have we seen all? I have not. I would not call LL a spelling error unless you have examples that use your spelling. Spelling rules change. We may be different than the generation before or after but that does not mean one is right and the other an error.
Nice coin, @dougsmit ! The one that uses the proper spelling is RIC 90, Cohen 110. See numerous examples here:
Beautiful architectural type ! Trebonianus Gallus, AE 8 Assaria SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. AYTOK K G OYIB TPEB GALLOC CEB, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ANTIOXEWN MHTPO KOLWN, Tyche seated facing within tetrastyle temple; below, river god Orontes swimming left; above temple, ram advancing right, head left; Delta and Epsilon across field. SC at exergue 21.08 g, (30mm, 6h) Ref : Sear # 4350, McAlee 1181; SNG Copenhagen 292 (same rev. die). Q
Nice one, I have been after one of them, looked at heaps tempted a couple of times, but thanks your one sets my benchmark on the quality I want.
It just so happens the weekend before you posted this (APR 29th) I picked up a non-architectural issue at a local coin show. Just now getting a decent image: Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253 AR Antoninianus, 21.36mm, 4.1g; Rome Mint. Obv: IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trebonianus Gallus to right. Rev: ANNONA AVGG Annona standing right, holding rudder and corn ears. Reference: RIC IV 31
