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<p>[QUOTE="ominus1, post: 3274093, member: 89687"]Continuing the quest for coins of 3rd century emperors, i have acquired of late this beauty from Antioch. The year of 251 was fraught with 5 emperors too, but not given the title of...3rd century emperors..."I habere fasciculum, sed ut multis"..Treb. Gallus met his end by assassination/murder in August 253...the reverse of this coin is ultra interesting not least because the temple is topped by Tyche's headdress(i think)</p><p><br /></p><p>POST YOUR COINS AND COMMENTS PEEPS! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[ATTACH=full]864162[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]864166[/ATTACH] Trebonianus Gallus (251-253 AD) Ae Antioch(Seleucia Pieria) mint. Obverse: emperors bust right with ruffles. Reverse: Tyche seated on rock in her temple, ram jumping over above right looking back, river god Orontes below swimming left above waves of water. 29mm,17.56gms ref. BMC 653-4-5..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ominus1, post: 3274093, member: 89687"]Continuing the quest for coins of 3rd century emperors, i have acquired of late this beauty from Antioch. The year of 251 was fraught with 5 emperors too, but not given the title of...3rd century emperors..."I habere fasciculum, sed ut multis"..Treb. Gallus met his end by assassination/murder in August 253...the reverse of this coin is ultra interesting not least because the temple is topped by Tyche's headdress(i think) POST YOUR COINS AND COMMENTS PEEPS! :)[ATTACH=full]864162[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]864166[/ATTACH] Trebonianus Gallus (251-253 AD) Ae Antioch(Seleucia Pieria) mint. Obverse: emperors bust right with ruffles. Reverse: Tyche seated on rock in her temple, ram jumping over above right looking back, river god Orontes below swimming left above waves of water. 29mm,17.56gms ref. BMC 653-4-5..[/QUOTE]
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