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Antoninianus-Tetricus II AEQVITAS; barbarous radiate
| Issuer | Gallic Empire (Roman splinter states) |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Radiate and draped bust of Tetricus II facing right, wearing a radiate crown characteristic of the antoninianus denomination. The portrait is rendered in the crude, barbarous style typical of unofficial imitative coinage produced outside official Gallic Empire mints. A garbled Latin legend encircles the bust in the field, clumsily imitating the official titulature of the Caesar. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with the primitive striking methods employed by unofficial imitators in the early to mid-270s AD. |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Aequitas stands facing left in the field, rendered in a schematic and simplified style characteristic of barbarous radiate imitations. She holds a pair of scales in her extended right hand and a cornucopiae in her left arm, emblems of equity and abundance. The figure's drapery is crudely indicated, with little anatomical detail, reflecting the debased workmanship of an unofficial die-cutter imitating Gallic Empire prototypes. A garbled legend derived from AEQVITAS AVG runs around the periphery of the coin, partially visible due to the irregular flan. The reverse fabric and style closely parallel known barbarous radiate imitations of Tetricus I and II types circulating in the northwestern Roman provinces. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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