Trebonianus Gallus Silver Coins

Uncertain Mints and Ancient Forgeries.  I really like collecting ancient imitations from this period.  If you like this topic, I highly recommend visiting Warren Esty's "Ancient Imitations" web site (he sells coins and ancient coin catalogs and is a real gentleman).

unlisted	IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.
	FELICITAS AVG Felicitas stg. l., holding patera and scepter with cross on top

unlisted	IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.	Reverse of Salonina (RIC 6)
	FELICITAS PVBLICA Felicitas std. l., holding caduceus and cornucopiae

unlisted	IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.	Reverse of Gordian III
	FORT REDUX, Fortuna seated left with rudder & cornucopiae, wheel beneath

unlisted	IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.	Style and reverse design just like the FELICITAS PVBLICA type from Issue 2, except for the odd reverse legend, which does not belong to Gallus.  The coin is a fouree.  There are a significant number of Gallus coins made from poor metal that mix dies that do not go together.  The dies for these coins do not look barbaric, so I believe that there was a significant coin issue that was of poor material, and lacked concern over which die combinations were used.  For other examples of these mules that are either fouree or poor metal, see coins pictures above with RIC numbers 51, 55.  There are more on the Volusian page.  This coin is distinctly different that the two series of barbaric/unofficial mint coins below.
	PM TRP IIII COS II PP Felicitas stg. l., holding long caduceus and cornucopiae

unlisted	IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.
	PM TRP III COS II PP Felicitas stg. l., holding long caduceus and cornucopiae

unlisted	IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.	Reverse of  Philip II
	PRINCIPI IVVENT  Prince standing left, holding globe and inverted spear.

unlisted	IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.	Reverse of Philip
	VIRTVS AVG Virtus std. l. on cuirass, holding spear

unlisted	IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.	I have seen two other unlisted coins of this reign with the exact same style.
	LAETITIA AVGN  Laetitia stg. l. holding wreath and rudder

Five ancient forgeries, all with the same obverse die

imitation of 72	IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.	This coin, and the next three, all have the same obverse die and all imitate branch mint antoninianii ( "IMP CC VIB ....) so it appears that they were minted in the Balkans where the branch mint coins circulated.  There are barbarous Decius antoninianii with reverse die matches.
	PIETAS AVGG  Pietas veiled, stg. l., raising both hands, altar left.

unlisted	IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.
	ANNONA AVGG  Annona(?) stg. l., holding something and cornucopiae, rudder(?) at left

imitation of 71	IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.
	PAX AETERNA Pax stg. l., holding branch and transverse sceptre

unlisted	IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.
	UBERITAS AVGG

imitation of 76	IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.	Notice that this Gallus Antoninianus has the same reverse die as the Decius coin below
	VIRTVS AVGG  Virtus stg. r., holding spear and leaning on shield

Trajan Decius: Ancient forgery with same reverse die as the coin immediately above

unlisted	IMP CMQ TRAIANVS DECIVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.	This Decius Antoninianus has the same reverse die as the Gallus coin above. (HG collection)
	VIRTVS AVGG  Virtus stg. r., holding spear and leaning on shield

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