Roman Collector Posted February 4 · Patron Share Posted February 4 LOL! This week's Franklin's World comic from CoinsWeekly. The comic refers, of course, to the many imitative issues of the Gallic Empire. Here's one. Its inscription is jibberish and the identity of the reverse figure is anybody's guess! 9 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Roman Collector Posted February 4 · Patron Author Share Posted February 4 1 minute ago, Ryro said: 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted February 4 · Member Share Posted February 4 I love Gallic Empire coins/ esp. the yellow ones/ way nicer then Roman. Only have two to post. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted February 4 · Member Share Posted February 4 I have only one barbarous radiate. The photographed ones I have are larger. The second one may be an imitative, based on poor portrait style and light weight. Postumus. 259-268 AD. AE Double Sestertius (22.72g, 31mm). Uncertain ‘Barbaric’ mint. Obv.: radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: Fides standing left with a standard in each hand. Cf. RIC 123. Overstruck on 2nd Century AD Sestertius flan. Crude style POSTUMUS AE laureate sestertius. Struck at Lugdunum, 261 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, laureate bust right. Reverse - VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; captive before. 28mm, 10.5g. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwerpen2306 Posted February 4 · Member Share Posted February 4 🙂@Roman Collector what I win if I guess what is supposed to depict ? 😀 I have several of these coins in various qualities : a beautiful one : IMP TETRICUS / PAX AUG : RICVb100, 17 mm , 2,06 gr , as 11, AD 270 – 273. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn235 Posted February 4 · Member Share Posted February 4 Good luck with these 8 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsyas Mike Posted February 5 · Member Share Posted February 5 This one's a hot mess: Barbarous Radiate Æ Antoninianus Gaul / Northern Europe (c. 274-300s A.D.) V I S A (?), cuirassed and radiate bust right (Tetricus?) / APTE retrograde C, unidentified goddess standing (reverse double-struck). (0.84 grams / 16 mm) eBay June 2018 $2.75 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted February 5 · Supporter Share Posted February 5 I still think this is one of Santa's elves riding on Rudolph the Reindeer: "Tetricus I" or similar, Roman Empire, barbarous radiate, late 3rd century AD, unofficial mint in Gaul or Britain. Obv: [...] I II II, bearded, radiate head r. Rev: V I [...]; human figure riding on stag l.; 13–14mm, 1.38g. 9 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted February 5 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted February 5 I can't believe some of these barbarous radiates actually circulated (somewhere)! Who struck them and what value did they see in them? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furryfrog02 Posted February 6 · Supporter Share Posted February 6 Here is my one of my favorite barbarous coins. Moreso for the description: The seller described the reverse as "Victory doing something". 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted February 6 · Patron Author Share Posted February 6 18 minutes ago, Furryfrog02 said: "Victory doing something" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furryfrog02 Posted February 6 · Supporter Share Posted February 6 29 minutes ago, Roman Collector said: $6 for the coin was totally worth the laugh right? 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLTcoins Posted February 7 · Member Share Posted February 7 On 2/5/2024 at 2:26 PM, Ancient Coin Hunter said: I can't believe some of these barbarous radiates actually circulated (somewhere)! Who struck them and what value did they see in them? "It's complicated", as they say, but as an introduction I can suggest George Boon (1988), 'Counterfeit coins in Roman Britain' in John Casey and Richard Reese eds.,Coins and the Archaeologist (2nd edition), Seaby, pp. 102-182. Boon's article discusses the so-called 'barbarous radiates' in the context of an economic phenomenon known as "epidemic counterfeiting". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwerpen2306 Posted February 10 · Member Share Posted February 10 @Finn235 did you try to identify the coins, I think it is possible for some ones ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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