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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3901304, member: 83845"]This coin is yet another of my AMCC 2 wins. I love the size and heft of these tetradrachms and the eagle on this example is really nice as well. As with many of my wins from AMCC this one is extra special for its fantastic provenance. This coin came from CT's own [USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] who was kind enough to answer some questions about it for me (thanks man!).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1028193[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch</font></p><p><font size="3">Trebonianus Gallus</font></p><p><font size="3">AR tetradrachm, struck ca. 251-253, 1st officina</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; A between legs. SC in exergue</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: McAlee 1173a; Prieur 657</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Ex Tenbobbit Collection; Purchased privately from the collection of an English gentleman in 2005; Ex AMCC 2, Lot 434 (Nov. 9, 2019)</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p>Since I was not all that familiar with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebonianus_Gallus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebonianus_Gallus" rel="nofollow">Trebonianus Gallus</a> I went back through my photos from the museums I have been to in order to see if I could find a portrait of his to compare the coin to. It seems I don't have any photos of T. Gallus so I had to look around the internet a bit until I found this statue <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247117" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247117" rel="nofollow">housed at the MET</a>...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1028260[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>... and I must say that I think this is one of the most awkward bronze statues I have ever seen! It looks like he's had that shrink dust from the old Beetlejuice movie sprinkled on his head. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Regardless, I still love the coin whether or not it represents T. Gallus's apparently tiny little head with any amount of accuracy. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: #404040"><b><u>Please post your;</u></b></span></font></p><ul> <li>Trebonianus Gallus coins</li> <li>Tetradrachms of Antioch</li> <li>Tiny little heads</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3901304, member: 83845"]This coin is yet another of my AMCC 2 wins. I love the size and heft of these tetradrachms and the eagle on this example is really nice as well. As with many of my wins from AMCC this one is extra special for its fantastic provenance. This coin came from CT's own [USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] who was kind enough to answer some questions about it for me (thanks man!). [ATTACH=full]1028193[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch Trebonianus Gallus AR tetradrachm, struck ca. 251-253, 1st officina Obv.: Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right Rev.: Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; A between legs. SC in exergue Ref.: McAlee 1173a; Prieur 657 [I]Ex Tenbobbit Collection; Purchased privately from the collection of an English gentleman in 2005; Ex AMCC 2, Lot 434 (Nov. 9, 2019)[/I][/SIZE] Since I was not all that familiar with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebonianus_Gallus']Trebonianus Gallus[/URL] I went back through my photos from the museums I have been to in order to see if I could find a portrait of his to compare the coin to. It seems I don't have any photos of T. Gallus so I had to look around the internet a bit until I found this statue [URL='https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247117']housed at the MET[/URL]... [ATTACH=full]1028260[/ATTACH] ... and I must say that I think this is one of the most awkward bronze statues I have ever seen! It looks like he's had that shrink dust from the old Beetlejuice movie sprinkled on his head. :eek:o_O Regardless, I still love the coin whether or not it represents T. Gallus's apparently tiny little head with any amount of accuracy. :D [SIZE=5][COLOR=#404040][B][U]Please post your;[/U][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Trebonianus Gallus coins [*]Tetradrachms of Antioch [*]Tiny little heads [/LIST][/QUOTE]
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