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RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 70

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 251–AD 253

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Antoninianus in silver struck at Mediolanum under Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 70. Obverse: Bust of Trebonianus Gallus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG. Reverse legend: LIBERTAS PVBLICA.

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Historical context

This silver antoninianus was produced between AD 251 and AD 253 under Emperor Trebonianus Gallus at Mediolanum, an important Roman city in Northern Italy that had earlier served as an informal capital of the Western Roman Empire. Over the third century, these coins were produced in vast quantities to meet imperial expenditure, suffering progressive debasement.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Mediolanum
Issuing authority
Trebonianus Gallus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Trebonianus Gallus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG
Reverse legend
LIBERTAS PVBLICA

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.tr_g.70
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 70
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.tr_g.70
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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