RIC I (second edition) Augustus 278

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

19 BC–4 BC

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Augustus, 19 BC–4 BC, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Augustus 278. Obverse: Head of Liber, ivy-wreathed, right. Reverse: Legend in two lines in oak-wreath. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Augustus

Design

Obverse type
Head of Liber, ivy-wreathed, right
Reverse type
Legend in two lines in oak-wreath
Obverse legend
TVRPILIANVS IIIVIR
Reverse legend
AVGVSTO OB C S

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).aug.278
Catalogue reference
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 278
Type corpus identifier
ric.1(2).aug.278

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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