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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3803161, member: 98035&quot;]It&#039;s modeled after a double denarius of Tetricus I, emperor of the &quot;Gallic Empire&quot; of modern day France and England from 271-274. Need better pictures to ID the reverse type.</p><p><br /></p><p>It could well be an official coin, or perhaps a &quot;barbarous radiate&quot; or unofficial coin made at a makeshift mint or even a blacksmith&#039;s shop. There are roughly equal numbers of official and unofficial coins, and they are often hard to tell apart. The theory goes that after Tetricus surrendered to Aurelian, the new Roman emperor failed to supply the fringes of the empire with enough coin for daily commerce, so they had to make their own. It seems probable that the penalty for forging the coinage of a fallen rebel emperor was much less than the penalty for forging coins of a sitting emperor known for his wrath.</p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison, here is my official Tetricus I</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1015143[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins of Gallic emperors are easy to tell apart because except for Marius and Tetricus Jr (who was like 9 years old), they all have long curly hair and a pointed beard whereas most Roman emperors had a military cut and a carefully groomed beard.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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