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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2001776, member: 42773&quot;]Well, I got trounced at CNG today, again -- but I was consoled that this little gem arrived in the mail. Tough to photograph, though - very glossy, and the obverse has an flan anomaly right in front of the bust. So if I light it from that direction, poor little Tetty looks like he has a tumor on his nose. At any rate, here&#039;s the full skinny...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tetricus II, 273-274 AD</b></p><p>Ae Antoninianus, 21mm, 3.4g.</p><p><i>Obv.</i>: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES; Radiate, draped bust, seen from behind.</p><p><i>Rev.</i>: SPE-S AVGG; Spes walking left, holding flower and raising robe.</p><p>Reference: RIC 270 var (bust seen from behind), but listed as such in Cunetio Hoard 2647, Elmer 791, Appleshaw Hoard 468, Kirkby Hoard 117.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]358784[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Evidently, the bust-left variety is scarce. I&#039;ve looked at quite a few examples of this type since I bought the coin, and Spes always looks like she&#039;s been drawn by a three-year-old. Since she&#039;s the goddess of hope, maybe this can be my lucky charm. I think the seller&#039;s image is better than mine, but my pic shows the true color - a warm, chocolate brown - looks like you could eat it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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