The Story of Trebonianus Gallus

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Well, yes. One can imagine what that would be like. OTOH I am surprised that a certain present day monarch in training has not started to strike coins in his image, maybe with a FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse in English, which is close to a certain modern phrase in intent.

 

Excellent writeup ACH and cool coins all around

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Trebonianus Gallus, Antoninianus - Rome mint, AD 251-252
IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, Radiate and draped bust of Trebonianus right
FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing left, holding cornucopia and caduceus. Star in field
2.57 gr
Ref : Cohen #37, RCV #9629



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).

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The coin pictured below is a 1st issue Tetradrachm of Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251, like the coin posted by Pellinore, however, his coin was minted by the 6th officina & mine was minted by the 1st officina. One unusual feature with both of these coins is both obverse & reverse have officina marks . In the case of Pellinore's coin it's the letter S, with my coin a single dot is used on the obverse & the letter A is used on the reverse. Another unusual feature for the Tets of Gallus is no coins from Antioch were struck from the 5th officina, but they were struck from officina 1-4 & 6-7, this also applies to the double denarii struck at Antioch . McAlee speculates that the workers from officina 5 could have defected with the usurper Uranius Antoninus to Emesa, Syria to set up a mint at that location. Food for thought....

 

Exceptional portrait to it @Al Kowsky

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Excellent synopsis, @ancient coin hunter ! Thank you.

The ACTORS in your Story...

Trebonius Gallus:

RI Trebonianus Gallus Ant 20mm 3.0g Apollo Lyre RIC 32 RSC 20

Volusian:

RI Volusian 251-253 CE AR Tet Antioch mint Eagle

DECIUS

RI Trajan Decius 249-251 CE AR Ant Dacia draco standard


HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS

RI Herennius Etruscus 251 CE AR Ant Apollo seated

ETRUSCILLA

RI Herennia Etruscilla 249-251 BCE Ant crescent Fecunditas cornucopiae child RSC 8

Aemilianus

RI Aemilianus 253 CE AE24 Viminacium mint Moesia Bull-Lion - Damnatio Memoriae


RI Hostilian 251 CE AE 27 Viminacium Moesia Bull-Lion



Sasanian Shapur I 240-272 CE AE Tetradrachm 10.78g 27mm Ctesiphon mint phase 1a mural crown korymbos - fire altar type 2 SNS IIa1-1a



RI Valerian I 253-260 CE AR Ant Felicitas stndg Caduceus and Cornucopia

GALLIENUS

RI Gallienus 253-268 CE Ant Milan mint Laetitia


Uranius Antoninus
Ummm... NOPE!

 

Great 8 Assaria Piece @Cucumbor - a super nice coin!

 

Thanks once again for all of the cool coins. I just pulled the trigger on a DACIA sestertius of T. Decius yesterday. Another actor in the drama. I'll show it when it arrives.

There was an excellent thread started by @Roman Collector discussing draco standards here by way of reference.

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/this-is-not-a-donkey-head.336071/