The spiked crown indicated that the coin was an antoninianus. It was denominated at twice the value of a denarius, although it originally had only 50 per cent more silver. (They were later debased all the way down to a copper coin with a thin silver wash. )
I really should study more on Roman coins and how to identify them...just the basics at least. The first emperor that I think of when I see a radiate bust is Gallienus so this time I looked up Tetricus and a few others and it turns out it was Gallienus after all. Oh well, thank you so much anyways!
Twopence a week, and jam every other day!
Status gewijzigd naar Opgelost(Cuthwellis, 6-dec-2018, 12:47)
