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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 1976569, member: 25357&quot;]I added a few coins to my Roman Imperial collection this week.&nbsp; Most from the Crisis of the Third Century time period(AD 235-284).&nbsp; I needed this Emperor and I think this coin is one of the nicer ones in the lot.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Trebonianus Gallus</b> AD 251-3</p><p>AR Antoninianus; Antioch Mint, 20mm/4.4 g</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS PF AVG, Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; MARTEM PROPVGNATOREM, Mars advancing right, holding spear and shield</p><p>(RIC IV-3, 84)</p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;Gallus was born in Italy, in a family with respected ancestry of </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_civilization" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_civilization" rel="nofollow"><i>Etruscan</i></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_senate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_senate" rel="nofollow"><i>senatorial</i></a><i> background. He had two children in his marriage with </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afinia_Gemina_Baebiana" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afinia_Gemina_Baebiana" rel="nofollow"><i>Afinia Gemina Baebiana</i></a><i>: Gaius Vibius Volusianus, later Emperor, and a daughter, Vibia Galla. His early career was a typical </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursus_honorum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursus_honorum" rel="nofollow"><i>cursus honorum</i></a><i>, with several appointments, both political and military. He was </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_consul" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_consul" rel="nofollow"><i>suffect consul</i></a><i> and in 250 was nominated governor of the </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_province" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_province" rel="nofollow"><i>Roman province</i></a><i> of </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moesia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moesia" rel="nofollow"><i>Moesia Superior</i></a><i>, an appointment that showed the confidence of Emperor </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan_Decius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan_Decius" rel="nofollow"><i>Trajan Decius</i></a><i> in him. In Moesia, Gallus was a key figure in repelling the frequent invasion attacks by the </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goths" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goths" rel="nofollow"><i>Gothic</i></a><i> tribes of the </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube" rel="nofollow"><i>Danube</i></a><i> and became popular with the army, catered to during his brief Imperial rule by his official image: military haircut, gladiatorial physique, intimidating stance&quot;&nbsp; <b>Wikipedia cut and paste history.</b></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]351667[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]351668[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your coins with any Emperor from the 3d Century Crisis period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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