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Silver Denarius - Æ 20-22 mm - 5 grams - Die axis 01:00 - RIC 80. |
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IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS PF AVG (Imperator Caesar Caius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus Pius Felix
Augustus). Radiate bust of draped and cuirassed emperor, facing right. Possibly an officina mark under the bust.
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AEQVITAS AVG (Aequitas Augustus - (Financial) Justice of the Augustus).
Aequitas, in Stola, standing full front facing left, legs slightly bent. In her right arm the scales of Justice, in her left arm Cornucopia. IIV under her. She represents here equitable
financial dealings, not really justice as such. The scales represent more those used by a money-changer
than the scales of justice as we perceive it. The cornucopia stressing the result of it all. |
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Trebbie had not much time to get to fair dealings and its beneficent results … Minted in Antioch,
which used a complex set of officina marks dots or numbers under the bust and the reverse type who
were not always matching. In this case IIV stands for Officina 7.
Obv. : Good but worn, pitted & spotty - Rev. : Good but worn.
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