Description
Rome, 251 – 253 AD. Æ sestertius, 12.60 gr.
Obv: IMP CAES C VIB TREBONIANUS GALLUS AUG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trebonianus Gallus to the right.
Rev: AETERNITAS AUGG; Aeternitas standing to the left, holding Phoenix on a globe in her right hand and raising her skirt with her left; in fields: S C.
Ref: RIC 102; Banti 3. Ex M&M 25 (2007), lot 2191.
Very fine.
An impressive, individual portrait of the emperor.
