An unusually casual Libertas on this antoninianus of Trebonianus Gallus: Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman AR antoninianus, 2.82 g, 20.4 mm, 1 h. Rome, 1st officina, 5th emission, mid-AD 253. Obv: IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: LIBERTAS AVGG, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and transverse scepter, legs crossed, leaning on column. Refs: RIC 39; Cohen 67; Sear 9635; Hunter p. cv; ERIC II 78. Kinda reminds me of ... Post your figures leaning on columns or in a casual manner, coins of Trebonianus Gallus, Libertas coins, or anything else you feel is relevant!
Nice one, RC. I thought I had one these, but mine lacks the column and has a less casual approach to being a goddess. I guess they ran a tighter ship out at the Milan Mint. Trebonianus Gallus Antoninianus (251-253 A.D.) Mediolanum (Milan) Mint IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right / LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas standing left holding pileus and sceptre. RIC 70; Cohen 68; RCV 9636 (3.90 grams / 22 mm) I poked around and found a leaning goddess on an issue of Valerian - Securitas doing a Joe Cool - RIC 256 Cologne Mint (SECVRIT PERPET):
How about a "Joe Cool" Apollo Moneta, casually leaning on his column, just letting it all hang loose... COMMODUS AR Denarius. 2.51g, 17.6mm. Rome mint, AD 190. RIC III 205; Cohen 22. O: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head right. R: APOL MONET P M TR P XV, COS VI across, Apollo Moneta (Apollo the Advisor) standing right, right hand on head, resting left arm on column.
Securitas casually standing, leaning on a column admiring her sceptre Someone had obviously run past and stolen the sceptre and Securitas is scratching her head as to what has just happened. It hasn't stopped the casual lean on the column though.
Cool, yes, but I hope we all realize that many coin reverses were copied from statues and adding a column or tree greatly strengthens marble sculptures. We would not want the goddess breaking off at the ankles, would we. I do find it interesting how rarely the coin designers removed the added supports since their medium did not need them. Here Apollo uses a tree rather than a column for ankle support.
