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Antoninianus - Tetricus II SPES AVGG, Cologne
| Issuer | Gallic Empire |
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| Year | 273-274 |
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| Currency | Antoninianus (260-274) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Spes (Hope) facing left, rendered in a schematic style characteristic of late Gallic Empire coinage. The goddess is depicted raising her robe with one hand and holding a flower or bud upward with the other, her standard iconographic attributes. The reverse legend SPES AVGG encircles the figure, invoking the hope of the two Augusti — that is, Tetricus I and Tetricus II — affirming dynastic continuity. The field is heavily worn and the flan irregular, with a beaded border partially visible around the periphery. The composition and die execution reflect the debased, high-volume production typical of the Cologne mint during the final years of the Gallic Empire. |
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| Reverse lettering | SPES AVGG (Translation: Spes Augg (= augustorum): `Hope of the Two Augusts`.) |
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