Really Odd/Cool Tetricus Up On Ebay

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 4:41 pm Not my collecting focus, but I know some of you love minting oddities. Really small die used on huge, irregular flan: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tetricus-I...282674212370 Postage is steep, but seller is on the level. Just wanted to pass along! Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 4:51 pm That is a strange beast. Maybe they threw these at "the barbarians" Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 4:54 pm 25 mm. is a BIG flange for a Tetricus I. An interesting piece. Thanks for sharing it with us. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 5:00 pm Very interesting. I might have been a test piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 8:19 pm Yes odd. If not a test strike, is there a possibility that it is overstruck on a previous emperor's coin? Or did the Romans not really do that much? I've been focused on the Byzantines lately so that is on my mind right now... "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Doctorwho2485 Valued Member New Zealand 292 Posts	Posted 10/06/2017 12:27 am That's a nice one Finn235 Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/06/2017 08:19 am Crisis emperors didn't really do overstrikes - their priority was to melt, debase, and re-strike. I've heard that Tetricus' antoninianii actually beat out those of Claudius II, with a silver content of 1.5% or even lower. Interestingly, it has also been demonstrated that some Gallic barbarous coins were actually made out of orichalchum - melt down a sestertius and re-coin it into 10-20 small antoninianii. As for this coin, I don't know why it was struck on such an irregular planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
Matt2727 Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 10/06/2017 9:16 pm This coin seems like a costly mistake for a Gallic Emperor whose reign was spent turning up cushions for funds to send his armies against Aurelian...interesting for us numismatists though! Report this Post to the Staff
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