E-auction 161-98172 - brm_150393 - TETRICUS I Antoninien
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| Estimate : | 15 € |
| Price : | 6 € |
| Maximum bid : | 6 € |
| End of the sale : | 16 May 2016 14:22:00 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Antoninien
Date: c. mi - fin 272 ou début 273
Mint name / Town : Cologne
Metal : billon
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,56 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire bien centré. Beau portrait mais revers mou. Patine marron foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP TETRICVS P F AVG.
Obverse description : Buste radié et cuirassé de Tétricus Ier à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (B).
Obverse translation : "Imperator Tetricus Pius Felix Augustus", (L’empereur Tétricus pieux heureux auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : LAETITIA AVGG.
Reverse description : Lætitia (la Joie) debout de face regardant à gauche, tenant une couronne de la main droite et une ancre de la gauche.
Reverse translation : "Lætitia Augustorum", (La Joie des augustes).
Commentary
Poids très léger.
Historical background
TETRICUS I
(09/271-03-04/274)
Tetricus I was governor of Aquitaine before his accession. After three years of reign, he was finally defeated by Aurelian near Châlons-sur-Marne in 274. Presented in the triumph of the latter, in Rome, the new emperor granted him his pardon, brought him into the Senate and appointed him governor. from Lucania.
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