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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:     82001056      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient Imitations Issuer:     Barbarous Radiates imitating Tetricus Date Ruled:     3rd-4th Century AD Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Antoninianus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 3rd-4th Century Weight:     3.00 g Die Axis:     9 h Obverse Description:     Radiate head right Reverse Description:     Figure, holding spear, standing right, his hand on captive to right, standing right Primary Reference:     Unpublished Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=147512 Grade:     VF. Notes:     Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 1056 While the obverse of this issue clearly imitates one of the Tetrici, the reverse is a novel type. There are many official issues that feature a figure holding a transverse spear, either the emperor, a soldier, Mars, or Virtus, but the accompanying captive standing to his right is unknown. The style and fabric are most similar to the barbarous radiates found in hoards deposited in Gaul. Although there are a few small issues featuring a similarly depicted Virtus with a seated captive before him, these emperor/soldier/Virtus-and-captive types are far more prevalent in Roman coinage of the 4th century AD, so it is likely that the present issue was struck in that century.

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