RIC V Tacitus 174

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 275–AD 276

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Siscia (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Siscia under Tacitus, AD 275–AD 276, catalogued as RIC V Tacitus 174. Obverse: Bust of Tacitus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right or bust of Tacitus, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left hand; beside her, shield. 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: Siscia
Issuing authority: Tacitus

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Tacitus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right or bust of Tacitus, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
Reverse type: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left hand; beside her, shield
Obverse legend: IMP C M CL TACITVS P AVG
Reverse legend: ROMAE AETERNAE

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.tac.174
Catalogue reference: RIC V Tacitus 174
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.tac.174

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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