A very fine Romano-Celtic bronze coin, commonly known as ‘barbarous radiates,’ imitating a bronze antoninianus of Tetricus II. The obverse features a radiate and draped bust facing right, with the legend C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES. The reverse displays a draped figure facing left, holding flower in their right hand and raising skirt with their left. The surrounding legend reads COS[...] PUVBLICA. 'Barbarous radiates', so called after the radiates worn by the emperor on the obverse, were ancient Celtic imitations of Ancient Roman bronze coins. They were typically minted in Britain, Gaul or Germany during the Crisis of the Third Century, when official Roman coinage was scarce. Their production, while not encouraged, was tolerated by the authorities, as it provided a useful source of small change in their regions. While some were almost exact copies of their Roman counterparts, barbarous radiates were overall much smaller and cruder. Diameter: (circa) 2cm Weight: 3.05g Provenance: Ex Cambridgeshire private collection, acquired 1970s.