Trebonianus Gallus Silver Coins

Uncertain Mints / Ancient Forgeries

RIC Obverse/Reverse

Notes

Obverse Photo Reverse Photo
unlisted IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r. Good official style but a completely unlisted reverse.
FELICITAS PVBLICA Felicitas std. l., holding caduceus and cornucopiae
unlisted IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r. Good official style but a completely unlisted reverse.
MARTI PROPVGT Mars stg. l., holding shield and spear
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. I have seen two other unlisted coins of this reign with the exact same style.
LAETITIA AVGN  Laetitia stg. l. holding wreath and rudder
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

76

IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS  AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed  r.  
VIRTVS AVGG  Virtus stg. r., holding spear and leaning on shield
imitation of

71

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