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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Harry G, post: 7836778, member: 105282&quot;]Hi all! I just bought this coin, and thought I&#039;d share what it is!</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a (probably barbarous) antoninianus of Tetricus II, SPES AVGG reverse</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1347397[/ATTACH] </p><p>(I&#039;ve had to use the seller&#039;s pictures, so please ignore the red-ish background)</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse is very common, but the obverse is interesting. Instead of the die-engraver writing (for example) C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES, they have decided to write out the title of Caesar in full, making it:</p><p><br /></p><p>C PI ESV TETRICVS CESAR</p><p><br /></p><p>They have missed out the V in PIV, and the A in CAESAR, but the full title of &quot;CESAR&quot; being used is pretty clear. I can&#039;t find any similar examples on Google, acsearch or Wildwinds that have the full title being used</p><p><br /></p><p>The style of the coin is quite crude, but better than a lot of other barbarous coins. The surface is also a little pitted, and it is possible the coin is cast?</p><p><br /></p><p>Any opinions would be greatly appreciated!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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