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Sestertius - Trebonianus Gallus P M TR P IIII COS II P P S C

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Trebonianus Gallus (Gaius Vibius Afinius Trebonianus Gallus) (251-253)
Volusianus (Gaius Vibius Volusianus) (251-253)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 253
Value Sestertius (⅛)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Bronze
Weight 18.2 g
Diameter 30 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
283614
References RIC IV.3# 100
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1949. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.3. Gordian III – Uranius Antoninus (AD 238–253). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.4.tr_g.100
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Trebonianus Gallus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES C VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS AVG

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Caius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Trebonianus Gallus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over lighted tripod out of patera in right hand and holding short sceptre in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P IIII COS II P P S C

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 15.26–22.3 g;
Diameter varies: 26–36 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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