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Tetricus II as Caesar (273-274 AD) – Antoninian of Vellon from Colonia Agrippinensium (Colonia/Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, present-day Cologne, Germany).
Denomination: Antoninian (billon/vellon, an alloy of silver and copper)
Date: 273-274 AD
Ceca: Colonia Agrippinensium (Colonia)
Diameter : 17 mm
Weight: 2.60 g
Obverse: Radiate and draped bust of Tetricus II facing right. Usual legend: "C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES".
Reverse: Pontifical instruments (aspergillum, simpulum, capis, secespita and lituus), symbols of the emperor's piety and religious functions. Legend: "PIETAS AVGG"
Tetricus II, whose full name was Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus, was the son and heir of Tetricus I, the last emperor of the Gallic Empire, a separatist state that existed in Gaul and Britannia between 260 and 274 AD. In 273, Tetricus II was named Caesar (heir apparent) and actively participated in the final years of his father's regime. After the defeat at the Battle of Châlons and the reincorporation of Gaul into the Roman Empire under Aurelian, Tetricus II was pardoned and retained his senatorial rank, eventually holding important positions in Rome.
This antoninianus of Tetricus II, minted in Cologne between 273 and 274 AD, is a testament to the last days of the Gallic Empire. Its iconography emphasizes piety and dynastic legitimacy in a period of crisis. After the fall of the Gallic Empire, Tetricus II was integrated into the Roman elite, an unusual fate for usurpers of the time.
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