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Antoninianus - Tetricus I COMES AVG
| Issuer | Gallic Empire |
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| Year | 272-274 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Tetricus I facing right, rendered in three-quarter view, as was characteristic of late Gallic Empire coinage. The radiate crown, with prominent spikes, is clearly defined above the emperor's head. The surrounding Latin legend reads IMP C TETRICVS PF AVG, distributed around the periphery of the flan. The portrait exhibits the somewhat schematic, provincial style typical of the Trier mint during the early 270s. The flan is irregular in shape, consistent with the rushed hammered production of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Victoria stands facing left in the field, holding a wreath (corona) extended in her raised right hand and a palm branch in her left hand, the latter resting against her shoulder. The figure is rendered in the simplified, somewhat linear style characteristic of late Gallic Empire reverses. The legend COMES AVG is disposed around the figure in the field. The flat, worn execution of the relief reflects the declining engraving standards of the Trier mint during the final years of the Gallic Empire under Tetricus I. |
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