Coin: antoninianus of Tetricus II

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Title

Coin: antoninianus of Tetricus II

Date

273-274 CE

Creator

Unknown (Roman)
Roman

Coverage

Style/Period: Third Century
Discovery Site: Minted in Treveri (Trier), Germany
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa

Type

coins and medals

Format

Materials/Techniques: billon; struck from obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 17 to 19 mm in diameter, 2.474 grams

Description

Obverse legend: C(aius) PIV(s) ESV(vius) TETRICVS CAES(ar), translation: Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus, Caesar; draped, cuirassed, and radiate bust of Tetricus II facing right. Reverse legend: SPE-S AVGG(=Augustorum), translation: Hope of the Augusti; Spes advancing left, extending flower in right hand, raising skirt drapery with left hand. RIC V.II, p.424, no. 270.

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 986.1.17
Record: UO-MCA-986-1-17

Source

Cataloguer: Tia Carey, University of Ottawa

Rights

The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee