ROMANO-GALLIC EMPIRE Tetricus I 271-274 AD Billon Double Denarius/Rev.Virtus NGC

 ROMANO - GALLIC EMPIRE

 Gallic Roman Emperor

Tetricus I 271-274 A.D.

Bronze Double Denarius

Obverse: - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.

Reverse: - Virtus standing left, resting hand on shield and holding spear.

Virtus was a specific virtue in Ancient Rome
. It carries connotations of valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character,
and worth, perceived as masculine strengths (from Latin vir, "man"). It was thus
a frequently stated virtue of Roman emperors , and was personified as a deity .

Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus was the emperor
of the Gallic Empire from 271 to 274 AD. He was originally the praeses
(governor) of Gallia Aquitania and became emperor after the murder of Emperor
Victorinus in 271, with the support of Victorinus's mother, Victoria. During his
reign, he faced external pressure from Germanic raiders, who pillaged the
eastern and northern parts of his empire, and the Roman Empire, from which the
Gallic Empire had seceded. He also faced increasing internal pressure, which led
him to declare his son, Tetricus II, caesar in 273 and possibly co-emperor in
274, although this is debated. The Roman emperor Aurelian invaded in 273 or 274,
leading to the Battle of Châlons, at which Tetricus surrendered. Whether this
capitulation was the result of a secret agreement between Tetricus and Aurelian
or necessary after his defeat is debated. Aurelian spared Tetricus, and even
made him a senator and corrector (governor) of Lucania et Bruttium. Tetricus
died of natural causes a few years after 274.

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