Description
Tetricus I (270 – 273 AD). BI Antoninianus, one side brockage. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG; radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVGG; soldier standing left, spear in left hand and leaning on shield with right.
45,00 €
Tetricus I (270 – 273 AD). BI Antoninianus, one side brockage. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG; radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVGG; soldier standing left, spear in left hand and leaning on shield with right.
| Diameter [mm]: | BI19 |
| Weight [g]: | 2,44 |
| Grade: | F/aVF |
| Attribution: | SR 3183 (88); RIC V 148 |
| Commentary: | unusual brockage, off-center |
In February of 274 AD the armies of Aurelian and separatist Gallic empire under Tetricus fought in the Battle of Châlons, with the Rhine army nearly completely destroyed, which weakened the Western frontier for years to come.