RIC V Tacitus 176

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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 176. Obverse: Bust of Tacitus, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left, holding globe in right hand and spear 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, radiate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left, holding globe in right hand and spear 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.176
Catalogue reference
RIC V Tacitus 176
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.tac.176

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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