RIC I (second edition) Augustus 476

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

28 BC–20 BC

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Ephesus (ancient mint)

Cistophorus in silver struck at Ephesus under Augustus, 28 BC–20 BC, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Augustus 476. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare, right. Reverse: Pax standing at angle to left, holding caduceus in right hand, cista mystica with snake right, all within wreath. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Cistophorus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ephesus
Issuing authority
Augustus

Design

Obverse type
Head of Augustus, bare, right
Reverse type
Pax standing at angle to left, holding caduceus in right hand, cista mystica with snake right, all within wreath
Obverse legend
IMP CAESAR DIVI F COS VI LIBERTATIS P R VINDEX
Reverse legend
PAX

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).aug.476
Catalogue reference
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 476
Type corpus identifier
ric.1(2).aug.476

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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