TREBONIANUS GALLUS 251AD Temple Architectural RiverGod Roman Coin i35224

Description

Item:
i35224
Authentic Ancient Coin of:
Trebonianus Gallus - Roman Emperor: 251-253 A.D. -
Bronze 29mm (21.87 grams) Struck circa 251-253 A.D.
Reference: B.M.C. 20.229,654; SGI 4350
AYTOK. K.
Γ. OYIB. TPЄB. ΓAΛΛOC CЄB. Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right; beneath, four pellets.
ANTIOXЄΩN MHTPO. KOΛΩN - Tetrastyle shrine, containing City-goddess seated  facing on rock, river-god Orontes swimming at her feet; above shrine, ram running right; in field, Δ-Є; in exergue, SC.
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Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus
(206 - August, 253), was
Roman Emperor
from 251 to 253, in a joint rule with his son
Volusianus
.
Gallus was born in Italy, in a family with respected ancestry of
Etruscan
senatorial
background. He had two children in his marriage with
Afinia Gemina Baebiana
: Gaius Vibius Volusianus, later Emperor, and a daughter, Vibia Galla. His early career was a typical
cursus honorum
, with several appointments, both political and military. He was
suffect consul
and in 250 was nominated governor of the
Roman province
of
Moesia Superior
, an appointment that showed the confidence of emperor
Trajan Decius
in him. In Moesia, Gallus was a key figure in repelling the frequent invasion attacks by the
Gothic
tribes of the
Danube
and became popular with the army, catered to during his brief Imperial rule by his official image: military haircut, gladiatorial physique, intimidating stance (
illustration, left
).
In June 251, Decius and his co-emperor and son
Herennius Etruscus
died in the
Battle of Abrittus
, at the hands of the Goths they were supposed to punish for raids into the empire, largely owing to the failure of Gallus to attack aggressively. When the army heard the news, the soldiers proclaimed Gallus emperor, despite
Hostilian
, Decius' surviving son, ascending the imperial throne in Rome. Gallus did not back down from his intention to become emperor, but accepted Hostilian as co-emperor, perhaps to avoid the damage of another civil war. While Gallus marched on Rome, an outbreak of
plague
struck the city and killed young Hostilian. With absolute power now in his hands, Gallus nominated his son Volusianus co-emperor.
Eager to show himself competent and gain popularity with the citizens, Gallus swiftly dealt with the epidemic, providing burial for the victims. Gallus is often accused of persecuting the
Christians
, but the only solid evidence of this allegation is the imprisoning of
Pope Cornelius
in 252.
Like his predecessors, Gallus did not have an easy reign. In the East, Persian Emperor
Shapur I
invaded and conquered the province of
Syria
, without any response from Rome. On the Danube, the Gothic tribes were once again on the loose, despite the peace treaty signed in 251. The army was not long pleased with the emperor, and when
Aemilianus
, governor of Moesia Superior and Pannonia, took the initiative of battle and defeated the Goths, the soldiers proclaimed him emperor. With a
usurper
threatening the throne, Gallus prepared for a fight. He recalled several
legions
and ordered reinforcements to return to Rome from the
Rhine
frontier. Despite these dispositions, Aemilianus marched onto Italy ready to fight for his claim. Gallus did not have the chance to face him in battle: he and
Volusianus
were murdered by their own troops in August 253, in
Interamna (modern Terni)
.
Bronze of Gallus dating from the time of his reign as Roman Emperor, the only surviving near-complete full-size 3rd century Roman bronze (
Metropolitan Museum of Art
)
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