CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Trebonianus Gallus
- Denomination:
- BI Tetradrachm
- Composition:
- Billon
- Date:
- 251 AD
- Obverse:
- AVTOK K Γ OYIB TPЄB ΓAΛΛOC CЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Trebonianus Gallus right; below bust, (VI - top of letters visible on coin's edge)
- Reverse:
- ΔHMAΡX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle, wings displayed, standing facing, head left, holding wreath in beak; between legs, S; in exergue, S-C
- Reference:
- McAlee 1172f; Prieur 666; BMC Galatia [Seleucis and Pieria] p. 227, 640 var. (S below bust); Butcher p. 126, 13 var. (z below bust, z below eagle); SGICV 4349 var. (four pellets under bust, Δ under eagle)
- Size:
- 24.69mm, 10.4g, 12h
- Province:
- Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem
- Grade:
- VF, toned
- Rarity:
- very rare
- Rarity Details:
- McAlee describes as very rare; no examples found in online auction records
- Provenance:
- ex Solidus Numismatik e.K. Auction 24 (14 January 2018), Lot 2184 (part of)
- Information:
- From the famous Antioch mint, responsible for some of the finest portraits of Roman emperors.
Trebonianus Gallus (Gaius Vibius Afinius Trebonianus Gallus Augustus), also known as "Gallus" was Roman Emperor from 251 to 253 AD, jointly ruling with his son Volusianus. Gallus was made emperor following the deaths of Trajan Decius and Herennius Etrsucs at the Battle of Abrittus, largely due to Gallus conspiring with the enemy. Initially co-ruling with Hostilian, the surviving son of Decius, Gallus soon appointed his own son, Volusianus as Caesar. Both Gallus and Volusianus were killed in August 253 after his army proclaimed Aemilianus as emperor, having lost faith in Gallus.
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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