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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1241958, member: 5739&quot;]--------------------------------------&nbsp; </p><p>Emperor Trebonianus Gallus Silver Tetradrachm:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Well I recently got these coins, the one of most interest to me is the Tetradrachm of Emperor Gallus. I have never seen one of him with this type of reverse. The only other remotely similar reverse I have ever seen on a Tetradrachm of this era is on the &#039;MON URB&#039; tets of Philip I, struck at the Rome mint for use in the provinces. The Philip I &#039;MON URB&#039; tets have the same style of &#039;S C&#039;&nbsp; beneath the wings of the eagle, with one letter on each side.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I also notice how well struck the portrait of Emperor Gallus is on this example, just like how well struck the portraits of Emperor Philip I often are on the &#039;MON URB&#039; tets of his that were struck at the Rome mint, so I was wondering, did they strike any other tetradrachmai at the Rome mint during this time period other than the &#039;MON URB&#039; type of Philip I? and if so, did they strike any of Emperor Gallus there? Just curious, since, as I said, I haven&#039;t seen this type of &#039;SC&#039; and Eagle on any other Tets of Gallus, and I have seen quite a few of them.</p><p>On this one of Emperor Gallus I can see the Greek Numeral 2 in exergue, below the eagle&#039;s feet, for second consulship.... I only have one other tet of Gallus that has the Consulship year on the reverse, most Gallus tetradrachmai that I have seen just have the officinae numeral between the eagle&#039;s legs, and have the title &#039;Tribunica Potesta&#039; written in Greek, without the consul number following. You can only see the top of the Greek Consular numeral in this photo of this coin, I will take better photos soon. The coin weighs 10.60 Grams.</p><p>---------------------------------------</p><p>Emperor Philip I Silver Antoninianus - &#039;TRANQUILLITAS AUGG&#039; - &#039;B&#039; in left field.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Now this one I got a very good deal on. It weighs 3.2 grams, on the lighter side of the Antoninianii of the time, but not too bad. Doug sent me a link to this very same coin type a while ago, but I did not bid on it, and don&#039;t remember what it sold for, I also learned more about these types with the letter in the field from one of dougsmit&#039;s webpages.&nbsp; I got this one for a great deal, and I know it has a small flan crack, but that doesn&#039;t bother me too much. I just wanted to show it off, my main questions are about the Emperor Gallus Tet. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; But just to be sure, the letter in the field on this Philip I Antoninianus is an Officinae numeral, yes? Officinae 2 right..... since the numeral is in Greek, am I mistaken? I better re-read doug&#039;s pages......</p><p><br /></p><p>This is something the seller said about the Philip I Tranquillitas AR Antoninianus, I don&#039;t know what it means, I mean I know it is an attribution but I don&#039;t know what he means about &#039;relative value&#039;: </p><p>&quot;Listed in Van Meter as VM 45. Rarer coin with a VM relative value of VB2.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the details of the coin:</p><p>---</p><p>Roman Empire</p><p>Emperor Philip I (244 - 249 AD) AR Antoninianus.</p><p>Rome Mint, Struck 247 - 249 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>obv: IMP PHILIPPUS AUG - Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed.</p><p>rev: TRANQUILLITAS AUGG - Tranquillitas standing facing left and holding a capricorn and a sceptre.</p><p>&#039;B&#039; in left field.</p><p>Weight: 3.2 Grams</p><p>---------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyhow here are the pics:</p><p>First pic - Gallus AR 4drachm, 251 - 253 AD, 2nd Consulship - 10.60 Grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second pic - Philip I (244 - 249 AD) &#039;TRANQUILLITAS AUGG&#039; AR Antoninianus, 247 - 249 AD - &#039;B&#039; in left field. 3.2 Grams.</p><p>------</p><p>----</p><p>--</p><p>-[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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