UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES, Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Late 3rd-early 4th centuries. 'Aureus' (Gold, 19 mm, 4.95 g, 5 h). IHIIIIIIIYW - IIIIIIIII Laureate imperial head to left. Rev. Horseman to right, raising his right arm in salute. A particularly wild imitation in excellent condition. Holed and with some light marks, otherwise, good extremely fine.


This is certainly the crudest imitation in the Aurum Barbarorum Collection. The obverse shows a heavily devolved laureate and clean-shaven Roman head, whereas the reverse loosely copies an Adventus type, perhaps from an aureus of Probus.