Trebonianus Gallus Silver Coins
Uncertain Mints / Ancient Forgeries
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RIC |
Obverse/Reverse |
Notes |
Obverse Photo |
Reverse Photo |
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unlisted |
IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS
AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
Good official style but a completely unlisted reverse. |
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FELICITAS PVBLICA Felicitas std. l., holding
caduceus and cornucopiae |
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unlisted |
IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS
AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
Good official style but a completely unlisted reverse. |
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MARTI PROPVGT Mars stg. l., holding
shield and spear |
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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. |
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PM TRP IIII COS II PP Felicitas stg. l., holding long
caduceus and cornucopiae |
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unlisted |
IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS
AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
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PM TRP III COS II PP Felicitas stg. l., holding long
caduceus and cornucopiae |
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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. |
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LAETITIA AVGN Laetitia stg. l. holding wreath and
rudder |
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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. |
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PIETAS AVGG Pietas veiled, stg. l., raising both hands, altar left. |
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unlisted |
IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS
AVG Bust radiate, draped,
cuirassed r. |
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ANNONA AVGG Annona(?) stg. l.,
holding something and cornucopiae, rudder(?) at left |
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imitation of
76 |
IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS
AVG Bust radiate, draped,
cuirassed r. |
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VIRTVS AVGG Virtus stg. r.,
holding spear and leaning on shield |
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imitation of
71 |
IMP CC VIB TREB GALLVS
AVG Bust radiate, draped,
cuirassed r. |
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PAX AETERNA Pax stg. l., holding branch and transverse
sceptre |