Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch ad Orontem, Trebonianus Gallus and Volusian
70,00 €
Description
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, Trebonianus Gallus with Volusian (251 -253 AD). AE Octassarion. VTOK K ΓA TΡEB ΓAΛΛOC KAI OVOΛOVCCIANOC CEBB; laureate bust of Gallus right facing radiate bust of Volusian / ANTIOXEΩN MHTΡO KOΛΩN Δ-E; tetrastyle temple of Tyche of Antioch, river-god Orontes swimming at her feet; above shrine, ram leaping right, head left; SC in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE30 |
| Weight [g]: | 16,82 |
| Grade: | gF/aVF |
| Attribution: | BMC 656 |
| Commentary: | attractive dark brown patina |
Historical Context
During the reign of Gallus and Volusian the Goths and Sassanians invaded with the firsts capturing Antioch and the latters reaching as far as Ephesus.
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