109, Lot: 244. Estimate $50. Sold for $42. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TETRICUS I. 271-274 AD. Antoninianus (20mm, 5.90 gm, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck 273-274 AD. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Hilaritas standing left, holding branch and cornucopiae. Cf. RIC IV 80; cf. AGK 4c. Fine. Rare double-weight specimen.
Double-weight specimens of various issues within the later Gallic Empire are known, but the reason for their issue is still uncertain.