Tetricus II Caesar AE Antoninianus 273-274 AD SPES AVGG Trier
£45.00
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Tetricus II Caesar AE Antoninianus 273-274 AD SPES AVGG Trier
£45.00
- References: RIC 270 / Cohen 88
Design Attributes:
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Obverse (Front): Radiate and draped youthful portrait of Tetricus II facing right. Clear partial legends reading:
C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES(Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus Caesar). - Reverse (Back): Spes (the goddess of Hope) advancing left. She is elegantly holding up a lotus flower in her right hand while gathering and raising the drapery of her long skirt with her left hand. Clear partial legends reading:
SPES AVGG(Spes Augustorum — "The Hope of the Dual Emperors").
