RIC V Tacitus 112

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 275–AD 276

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Ticinum (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Ticinum under Tacitus, AD 275–AD 276, catalogued as RIC V Tacitus 112. Obverse: Bust of Tacitus, laureate, draped, right or bust of Tacitus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Mars, walking right, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left hand; at his feet, captive, hand raised to head. 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: Ticinum
Issuing authority: Tacitus

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Tacitus, laureate, draped, right or bust of Tacitus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Mars, walking right, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left hand; at his feet, captive, hand raised to head
Obverse legend: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG
Reverse legend: MARS VICTOR

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.tac.112
Catalogue reference: RIC V Tacitus 112
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.tac.112

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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