Tetricus I AE Antoninianus Cologne AD
272-273
Obverse: IMP TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to
right
Reverse: HILARITAS AVGG, Hilaritas standing to left, holding
long branch and cornucopiae
RIC V 80, Braithwell 180
EX BRAITHWELL HOARD,
YORKSHIRE ENGLAND
This specimen was part of a hoard discovered in
the UK in the year 2002 which contained 1331 coins ranging from Valerian to
Probus, with the majority being Tetricus; whist not a rare or scarce coin in of
itself, this historical importance from being part of a hoard is TREMENDOUS
Included with this coin, but not pictured as I am not sure of eBay's policy on showing what could be defined as 'legal documents', is the export paperwork and hoard information that was sent to me by York Coins upon my purchase of this coin many years ago
Although not rare, the reverse of Hilaritas Avgg is a much scarcer type for Tetricus, with AVGG indicating either Tetricus II had been raised from Caesar to Augustus, or Tetricus was attempted to appease (or plead) with Aurelian by recognizing him as Augustus, much in the same manner Carausius would use with Diocletian later in the 3rd Century
Ex
York Coins, with their tag and documentation
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the mid 3rd Century AD to the 8th Century AD
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opinion) than purchasing a coin and having it arrive looking nothing
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