brm_151892 - TETRICUS I Minimi
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Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 15.00 €
Type : Minimi
Date: 272-273
Mint name / Town : Irregular mint
Metal : billon
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 2,32 g.
Coments on the condition:
Imitation de bon style “barbare” sur un flan court. Epigraphie dégénérée. Revers stylisé. Patine marron foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : TITULATURE DÉGÉNÉRÉE.
Obverse description : Buste radié de Tétricus Ier à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE DÉGÉNÉRÉE.
Reverse description : Pax (la Paix) debout à gauche, tenant une branche d’olivier de la main droite et un sceptre long de la main gauche.
Commentary
Imitation du type “PAX AVG” (RCV 11243).
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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