v41_0890 - TREBONIANUS GALLUS Sesterce
MONNAIES 41 (2009)
Starting price : 125.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 125.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Sesterce
Date: an 13
Mint name / Town : Viminacium, Mésie Supérieure
Metal : copper
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8,96 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan, bien centré des deux côtés. Très beau portrait large, taillé à la serpe. Joli revers de style fin. Magnifique patine vert olive
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP C VALLVS P FELIX AVG (SIC !).
Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Trébonien Galle à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A*2).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Gallus Pius Felix Augustus”, (L’empereur césar Galle pieux heureux auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : P M S C-OL VIN/ AN XIII (SIC !).
Reverse description : La Mésie debout de face tournée à gauche, placée devant un taureau à gauche tourné à droite et un lion à droite tourné à gauche.
Reverse translation : “Provinciæ Moesiæ Superioris Colonia Viminacium, anno tertium decimum”, (Province de Mésie Supérieure colonie de Viminacium, de l’an treizième).
Commentary
Poids excessivement léger. Portrait très large, occupant la plus grande partie du flan. Légende fautée avec VALLVS au lieu de GALLVS et VIN au lieu de VIM au revers. Ce type d’erreur devient de plus en plus fréquent. A. Kotschev a recensé trente sesterces de l’an XIII avec quinze coins de droit pour l’ensemble des variétés avec un poids moyen de 10,65 g. Le poids théorique des sesterces (18,04 g) chute de manière drastique depuis l’an VIII et perd en moyenne un gramme par année.
Excessively light weight. Very large portrait, occupying most of the flan. Incorrect legend with VALLVS instead of GALLVS and VIN instead of VIM on the reverse. This type of error is becoming more and more frequent. A. Kotschev recorded thirty sesterces from the year XIII with fifteen obverse dies for all varieties with an average weight of 10.65 g. The theoretical weight of sesterces (18.04 g) has fallen drastically since the year VIII and lost on average one gram per year
Excessively light weight. Very large portrait, occupying most of the flan. Incorrect legend with VALLVS instead of GALLVS and VIN instead of VIM on the reverse. This type of error is becoming more and more frequent. A. Kotschev recorded thirty sesterces from the year XIII with fifteen obverse dies for all varieties with an average weight of 10.65 g. The theoretical weight of sesterces (18.04 g) has fallen drastically since the year VIII and lost on average one gram per year
Historical background
TREBONIANUS GALLUS
(06/251-06/253)
Trebonian Galle, originally from Perugia, was governor of Moesia during the reign of Trajan Decius. During the battle of Abritus, he refrains from helping Decius in difficulty: the Emperor is killed by the Goths. Trebonian is proclaimed august and signs peace with Kniva. He hastens to return to Rome where he associates on the one hand Hostilian, the last surviving son of Trajan Decius, as august, and on the other hand his own son Volusien, as caesar. When Hostilian dies of the plague or is murdered, Volusian becomes august. Trebonian Galle pays tribute to the Goths as the Sassanids of Sapor I threaten Syria and the plague continues to ravage the Empire. He takes up the persecutions against Christians, but has no policy. The invasion having resumed on the Danubian limes with the arrival of new barbarian hordes, Emilian is proclaimed august by his troops and marches on Italy. Trébonien Galle calls on Valérien to rescue him and the decisive encounter takes place in Terni in 253. Trébonien Galle and Volusien are beaten and find death in the battle of which Émilien emerges victorious for a short time, before being assassinated by his troops who joined Valérien Ier.
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