Antoninianus - Tetricus I Sacrificial implements; Barbarous imitation

Barbarous radiates imitating Tetricus I flooded the northwestern provinces after 274 AD, when Aurelian's reunification of the empire severed the Gallic supply of official coinage without immediately replacing it. Local workshops — some barely qualifying as mints — struck these pieces in enormous numbers to fill the gap. At 0.70g, this example sits at the extreme low end even for barbarous radiates, suggesting either deliberate weight reduction or multiple generations of copy removed from the prototype.