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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:     3900353      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient Imitations Issuer:     Tetricus II (Barbarous imitation) Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Antoninianus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 273-274 Diameter:     21.5 mm Weight:     3.87 g Obverse Legend:     C P... RICVS CA Obverse Description:     Radiate bust of Tetricus II right. Barbarous inscription which starts with C P and ends with RICVS CA. The youthful non-bearded portrait clearly shows this is intended to be Tetricus II, not Tetricus I. Reverse Legend:     SAL... GG Reverse Description:     Salus standing left; SAL at the beginning and GG at the end of the inscription readable. Mint:     Northern frontier? Photograph Credit:     Calgary Coin Source:     http://calgarycoin.com Grade:     EF, irregular flan. Notes:     Barbarous imitatives like this are generally from the Northern frontier regions of the Roman Empire, including Britian. Tetricus II was Caesar from from AD 273 to 274, but these imitatives may date any time from then to slightly later in the 3rd century

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