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Antoninianus - Tetricus I PAX AVG •
| Issuer | Gallic Empire (Roman splinter states) |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Tetricus I ruled the Gallic Empire from 271 until its collapse in 274, when he surrendered to Aurelian at the Battle of Châlons. What followed was unusual: rather than execution, Tetricus was pardoned and appointed governor of Lucania. The surrender itself may have been arranged in advance — ancient sources, including the Historia Augusta, hint that Tetricus secretly negotiated with Aurelian to escape his own increasingly ungovernable troops.
By the time this piece was struck, the Gallic mint output had deteriorated sharply in both silver content and fabric. Many Tetricus antoninianii are so debased they are effectively bronze with a flash-silvered surface now entirely gone.