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Message:: [QUOTE="TIF, post: 1892748, member: 56859"]OK, Helvetica's spreadsheet was moderately helpful.  There is a Victory reverse with "...AVG N" but the letters preceding are COMES and the letter before AVG is not an S.  That leaves Laetitia as the only other option. Still no definitive answer to the catalog number.  Seemingly clear is that it is Tetricus, he is radiate and cuirassed, and the reverse is Laetitia.  The four possibilities from Helvetica's spreadsheets are:<ul> <li>If obv is IMP TETRICVS PF AVG and rev is Laetitia with wreath and baton or wreath and anchor, it is RIC 90 (common)</li> <li>If obv is IMP TETRICVS PF AVG and rev is Laetitia with purse and anchor, it is an ancient imitation (Normanby hoard, 207, common)</li> <li>If obv is IMP C TETRICVS PF AVG and rev is Laetitia with wreath and anchor, it is Schulzki 5a (rare)  </li> <li>If obv is IMP C TETRICVS PF AVG and rev is Laetitia with wreath and anchor, it is and ancient imitation (Normanby 195, scarce)</li> </ul>Given the lack of legend I guess that's as far as I can take it. The weight is still puzzling.  It's more than twice as heavy as the average Tetricus antoninianus.  Was quality control that bad or is this a barbaric imitation?[/QUOTE]