Æ31 - Trebonianus Gallus COL TYRO MET

€2.00
IssuerTyre (Syria)
Year251-253
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight18.34 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) IX#2000
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 right, raising right arm on trophy and holding sceptre; to left, small Marsyas; to right, Victory standing on column, left, crowning Fortuna-Astarte; on the right, Roma seated on a round shield, left, holding Victory; in exergue, palm tree between murex shell and ambrosial rock
Reverse script
Reverse letteringCOL TYRO MET
(Translation: at the colony Tyre, metropolis)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (251-253)  - -
Catalog ID5992078160
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