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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 6329555, member: 99554&quot;]Interesting coin [USER=105282]@Harry G[/USER] . First thing, RIC is completely obsolete about the Gallic Empire rulers. I suggest you use the Jerome Mairat 840 pages study from 2014 sadly never published :</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:58eb4e43-a6d5-4e93-adeb-f374b9749a7f/download_file?file_format=pdf&amp;safe_filename=Volume_1.pdf&amp;type_of_work=Thesis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:58eb4e43-a6d5-4e93-adeb-f374b9749a7f/download_file?file_format=pdf&amp;safe_filename=Volume_1.pdf&amp;type_of_work=Thesis" rel="nofollow">https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:58eb4e43-a6d5-4e93-adeb-f374b9749a7f/download_file?file_format=pdf&amp;safe_filename=Volume_1.pdf&amp;type_of_work=Thesis</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse legend (if exact) of your coin is not very common, and not used with the SPES AVGG reverse legend neither for Tetricus I or II. Is it a mule ? Mairat is using the word &quot;mule&quot; for examples with a reverse of 2 different Emperors (e.g. an obverse of Victorinus and reverse of Tetricus). &quot;Hybrid&quot; is used for specimen with an obverse of Tetricus I and a reverse of Tetricus II ( or vice versa). Is it the case for your coin ? It&#039;s a possibility, but as other members replied before, there is a strong possibility that it is an ancient imitation. Here are some statistics about different hoards found in Britain :</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250898[/ATTACH] </p><p>There are several hundred contemporary copies for each of Victorinus, Tetricus I and Tetricus II recorded and it is sometimes difficult to separate poor quality official coins from good contemporary copies, although the latter are often slightly stylised or have errors in the dies or legends that would point to them being copies. In all cases, poor quality and small flans, as well as coins that are struck with unusual die axes between the obverse and reverse dies, can be indications that the coin is a copy rather than a product of one of the official mints. Of course, given the Gallic rulers are usurpers where the line between official and unofficial mint lies is another matter entirely! Hoping that it will help you in your research.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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