RIC V Tacitus 208

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 275–AD 276

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Cyzicus (ancient mint)

Antoninianus in silver struck at Cyzicus under Tacitus, AD 275–AD 276, catalogued as RIC V Tacitus 208. Obverse: Bust of Tacitus, radiate, draped, right or bust of Tacitus, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, standing right, holding palm, presenting wreath to Tacitus, standing left, holding sceptre. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Cyzicus
Issuing authority
Tacitus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Tacitus, radiate, draped, right or bust of Tacitus, radiate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Victory, winged, draped, standing right, holding palm, presenting wreath to Tacitus, standing left, holding sceptre
Obverse legend
IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG
Reverse legend
SPES PVBLICA

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.tac.208
Catalogue reference
RIC V Tacitus 208
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.tac.208

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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