The Wonderful World of Ancient Coin Collecting
Coinage of the Roman Empire


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Coin Description:
Grade: NGC XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5
Owner: RAM-VT
 
Set Category: Ancients
Set Name: The Wonderful World of Ancient Coin Collecting
Slot Name: Coinage of the Roman Empire
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Roman Empire Tetricus I, AD 272-274 Billion Double-Denarius; Cologne, Sear #11256 Grade: XF: Strike 5/5: Surface 5/5 Obv: IMP TETRICVS P F AVG, draped bust and cuirassed, r. with radiate crown Rev: VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing left, holding shield and spear Census - NGC does not provide census info on ancient coins :>( Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus was Emperor of the Gallic Empire (Imperium Galliarum) from 271 to 274, following the murder of Victorinus. Tetricus ruled with his son Tetricus II. Victorinus' mother, Victoria, located at Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, managed to keep control of the political situation after her son’s death; through her influence (and a large amount of money), she bribed the army to declare the absent Tetricus emperor. Tetricus accepted the army’s nomination and took the purple at Burdigala in Gaul. To summarize it appears that Tritricus simply could not hold together the “Gallic Empire.” Numerous areas defected and gave their allegiance to the Roman emperor Aurelian. In addition his forces could not hold off the those of Aurelian. By March 274, both Tetricus and his son had surrendered to Aurelian. According to literary sources, after being displayed as trophies at Aurelian's triumph in Rome, the lives of Tetricus and his son were spared by Aurelian, and Tetricus was even given the title of corrector Lucaniae et Bruttiorum, that is governor of a southern region of Italia. My cost was $26

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