RIC I (second edition) Augustus 489

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

27 BC–26 BC

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Pergamum (ancient mint)

Cistophorus in silver struck at Pergamum under Augustus, 27 BC–26 BC, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Augustus 489. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare, left; front, lituus. Reverse: Capricorn, right, head left, carrying cornucopia; all within laurel 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
Pergamum
Issuing authority
Augustus

Design

Obverse type
Head of Augustus, bare, left; front, lituus
Reverse type
Capricorn, right, head left, carrying cornucopia; all within laurel wreath
Obverse legend
IMP CAESAR
Reverse legend
AVGVSTVS

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).aug.489
Catalogue reference
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 489
Type corpus identifier
ric.1(2).aug.489

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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