Æ28 - Trebonianus Gallus COL TYRO METRO

€2.00
IssuerTyre (Syria)
Year251-253
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight14.08 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) IX#1998
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallus, right, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringIMP C C VIBIVS TREBO GALLVS AVG
(Translation: Emperor Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus Augustus)
Reverse descriptionFortuna-Astarte standing facing, raising right arm on trophy and holding sceptre, left foot on rock; to right, Victory standing on column, left, crowning Fortuna-Astarte; at feet, murex shell and a small statue of Marsyas, carrying wineskin over shoulder, and sometimes ambrosial rock
Reverse script
Reverse letteringCOL TYRO METRO
(Translation: at the colony Tyre, metropolis)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (251-253)  - -
Catalog ID4559531840
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