An Ancient Fantasy Issue - Tetricus II As Augustus

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 03/28/2019 9:58 pm Contrasting the previous two coins, this one was "big mac expensive", bought unattributed from our own @jdmern! Gallic Empire Tetricus II as Augustus Mid/late 274? Obv: ...TETRICUS PF AVG, beardless, radiate bust right Rev: ... AVG, Pax(?) Standing, holding scepter RIC 251? Almost certainly barbarous Tetricus II was the young son of the Gallic emperor Tetricus I, who ascended to the throne in 271. Probably owing to the precarious situation during the crumbling and final collapse of the Gallic domains, Tetricus II was raised to Caesar in 213 and held his first consulship in 274, presumably preparing him to rise to the rank of Augustus the following year. This never happened, as Tetricus I was defeated and surrendered to Aurelian in the fall of 274. Father and son were spared, and may have retired to obscurity--though the Historia Augusta claims the young Tetricus went on to become a senator in the reunified empire. The only indication that the young Tetricus II may have served as Gallic emperor comes only from coins. Barbarous issues of Tetricus II are very scarce, but a few have all the hallmarks of an official coin. Such a move would have been prudent for a father about to go off to a war he was certain he would lose - a Caesar would almost certainly be murdered, but an Augustus may be able to rally the troops' loyalty and at least negotiate a fair surrender. What really happened is anyone's guess. These were dark times for the Roman empire. Please feel free to share if anyone has one similar! Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 03/29/2019 06:53 am Quote: big mac expensive But it still looks pretty good--nice! "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
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 03/29/2019 3:37 pm Nice little barbarous coin. 'Beardless' Tetricus I barbarous issues are interesting - did they intend to depict Tetricus II as an Augustus? Or were they perhaps just mixing and matching legends and busts? Wildwinds lists another barbarous coin with the title AVG on it, but I don't know of any that give Tetricus II's other names as well (C PIV ESV on official coins). I have a couple of barbarous coins with the sacrificial implements reverse (rare for Tetricus I, common for Tetricus II) and they have bearded obverses. The only coin I have that I am sure depicts Tetricus II is one that has a youthful bust and reads, very neatly, C PIV ESV, but then the name is completely blunded and the CAES/AVG is off the flan. Report this Post to the Staff
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