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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Homer2, post: 24900337, member: 147282&quot;][ATTACH=full]1600067[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Trebonianus Gallus,</b> 251-253.</p><p>Bronze (Æ 30), Antioch</p><p>Obv. ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Γ ΟΥΙΒ ΤΡΕΒ ΓΑΛΛΟC CΕΒ. Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev. ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛΩΝ. Tetrastyle shrine in which the city goddess (Tyche) is seated facing on rock, river god Orentes swimming at feet; ram running right above shrine; Δ - Ε / SC in exergue.</p><p>McAlee 1181, BMC 639, Sear SGI 4350</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin in hand, this is a wonderful example of this provincial coin.&nbsp; A lot of the other examples have the delta and epsilon above the temple roof rather than the sides of the temple.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fairly long reign for the middle of the Crisis of the Third Century, he lasted 2 years. Leaders just couldn&#039;t win in this period. As the Gothic war in Moesia killed Decius, he had to make peace and then deal with the Cyprian plague killing Decius&#039; son so he raised his own son Volusianus to Caesar. Shapur I then invaded and the Goths didn&#039;t get their payments, so crossed the Danube to continue trouble. Aemilianus beat the Goths, so his troops naturally proclaimed him AVGVSTVS, as was the style of the time, kind of like wearing an onion on your belt. P.L. Valeriarianus from Gaul was late, so Gallus&#039; troops mutinied, as was the style at the time, and killed him and his Caesar son. Aemilianus also couldn&#039;t hold the purple long. Wild times.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can see a period bronze statue of him at the MET, which is what I would consider brave for someone to be remembered by for eternity. Feeling good about my diet this year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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