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Æ23 - Trebonianus Gallus ΕΡΜΟΚΑΠΗΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Hermocapelia (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 251-253 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Trebonianus Gallus facing right, depicted three-quarter from the front, with paludamentum fastened at the shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the typical provincial Roman style, with the laureate wreath and military dress emphasizing the ruler's authority. A Greek legend encircles the bust within the field, naming the emperor with his imperial titulature. The flan is irregular, and the surface shows heavy patination consistent with a provincial bronze issue. |
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| Mintage | ND (251-253) |
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Hermocapelia was a minor Lydian city of no particular prominence, which makes its civic bronze output under Trebonianus Gallus noteworthy primarily as evidence of continued local minting autonomy in the Pergamene conventus during a reign defined by plague, military pressure on the Danube frontier, and a short-lived peace treaty with the Goths that earned Gallus the contempt of later Roman historians. The city's coins are rare in any condition — production was small, circulation local, and survival rates accordingly low.