What the heck am I looking at?

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by TypeCoin971793, Aug 14, 2018.

  1. Cucumbor

    Cucumbor Well-Known Member

    Tetricus here too.
    As stated above the reverse doesn't fit Laelianus
    Victorinus has a distinctive and bigger nose
    Postumus's portraits are drawn after Santa Claus, while this one is not

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  3. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    At first glance I assumed Tetricus but I'm not very familiar with the Gallic emperors.

    Based on the garb I think the reverse is a male figure. The reverse legend seems to have an S as the third or fourth letter so maybe you can arrive at an identification using the reverse. I guess it could instead be a very degraded die for Spes (or a barbarous copy).
     
  4. tenbobbit

    tenbobbit Well-Known Member

    Not all Tetricus portraits look the same, here are some of mine -
    IMG_5008.JPG IMG_5009.JPG
    This is the OP coin, one of them looks more like Jr

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  5. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

  6. tenbobbit

    tenbobbit Well-Known Member

    Here is a Victorinus that looks very similar to Tetricus but he is often ( not always ) depicted with a larger nose.
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