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AR24 - Trebonianus Gallus L - Γ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 252-253 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Volusian facing right, portrayed in three-quarter rear view, with paludamentum fastened at the right shoulder. The imperial effigy displays characteristic Alexandrian provincial workmanship, with beaded border encircling the field. The Greek legend surrounding the bust reads: Α Κ Γ ΑΦ ΓΑΛ Β ΒΟΛΟΥϹΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥϹ, identifying the emperor with his full titulature. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Trebonianus Gallus came to power after Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus were killed at the Battle of Abritus in 251 — the first time a reigning emperor had died in battle against a foreign enemy. His reign was further destabilized by a catastrophic plague, almost certainly the same epidemic that had begun under Decius, which ravaged the empire's population and military capacity through his entire time in power. The Alexandrian mint continued striking tetradrachms on its own regnal calendar, with the Γ (year 3) placing this piece in the final months before Gallus was murdered by his own troops in favor of Aemilian.