Tetricus

Thought this one had a nice portrait, compared with others in the price range

Not certain on the mint, or if its unofficial?

Tetricus I Æ Antoninianus. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate draped bust right / LAETITIA AVGG, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath & anchor.

Mint II RIC 87, Cohen 72. ??

 

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Nice portrait. Surprised you didnt get a slightly better quality one, they seem cheap.

 

this one was pretty cheap and it was in my hand lol

 

I think it is official but I'd wait for the new RIC editions before getting too serious on things like mint ID. There is a lot still to be learned on these.

One characteristic of these seems to be ragged flans. Many are nicely engraved and considerably more regularly shaped than this one so I agree that you could do better in that sense but I'm not ready to say anyone should not get any particular coin because we might later learn that the poorly made ones were from a rare mint or something like that. Full legend, well struck, nice style coins are not common.

 

I know/think that "C" is not common, or unusal for this type. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG