RIC IV Pertinax 10A (aureus)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 193

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Pertinax, AD 193, catalogued as RIC IV Pertinax 10A (aureus). Obverse: Head of Pertinax, laureate, right. Reverse: Providentia, draped, standing left, holding both hands above head to large star. 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
Pertinax

Design

Obverse type
Head of Pertinax, laureate, right
Reverse type
Providentia, draped, standing left, holding both hands above head to large star
Obverse legend
IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG
Reverse legend
PROVID DEOR COS II

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.pert.10A_aureus
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Pertinax 10A (aureus)
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.pert.10A_aureus

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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