TREBONIANUS GALLUS 251AD Rare Silver Ancient Roman Coin Victory Nike i48751

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Authentic Ancient

Coin of:

Trebonianus Gallus –


Roman Emperor
:
251-253 A.D. –

Silver Antoninianus 21mm (2.80 grams) Rome mint: 251-253 A.D.
Reference: RIC 48a, C 128
IMPCAECVIBTREBGALLVSAVG – Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
VICTORIAAVGG – Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm.

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In
ancient Roman religion
, Victoria was the
personified
goddess of victory. She is the
Roman equivalent
of the
Greek goddess

Nike
, and was associated with
Bellona
. She was adapted from the
Sabine
agricultural goddess
Vacuna
and had a
temple
on the
Palatine Hill
. The goddess
Vica Pota
was also sometimes identified with
Victoria.

Unlike the Greek
Nike
, the goddess Victoria (Latin
for “victory”) was a major part of Roman society. Multiple temples were erected
in her honor. When her statue was removed in 382 CE by Emperor
Gratianus
there was much anger in Rome. She was
normally worshiped by
triumphant
generals returning from war.

Also unlike the Greek Nike, who was known for success in athletic games such
as
chariot races
, Victoria was a symbol of victory
over death and determined who would be successful during war.

Victoria appears widely on Roman coins, jewelry, architecture, and other
arts. She is often seen with or in a
chariot
, as in the late 18th-century sculpture
representing Victory in a
quadriga
on the
Brandenburg Gate
in
Berlin
, Germany; “Il Vittoriano
in Rome has two.

Winged figures, very often in pairs, representing victory and referred to as
“victories”, were common in Roman official iconography, typically hovering high
in a composition, and often filling spaces in
spandrels
or other gaps in architecture. These
represent the spirit of victory rather than the goddess herself. They continued
to appear after Christianization of the Empire, and slowly mutated into
Christian angels
.


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).[1]Ritratto di trebonianno gallo III sec. dc. 01.JPG

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)[2]


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