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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     804137      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient Imitations Issuer:     Imitating Tetricus II Date Ruled:     Barbarous Radiates Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Antoninianus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD Late 3rd century Diameter:     15 mm Weight:     2.43 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     C PIV ES TETRICVS C AVG Obverse Description:     Radiate and draped bust right Reverse Legend:     COM-[E]-S AV-G Reverse Description:     Victory standing left, holding palm in left hand and wreath in right hand Primary Reference:     RIC 224 cf. Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=114362 Grade:     Good VF. Notes:     The addition of the ‘C’ in the obverse legend, which could be read as an abbreviation for the title of Caesar, would mark an interesting engraver’s mistake in conjunction with the title of Augustus, also appearing in the legend

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