Aureus - Tacitus P M TR POT COS DES II; Providentia
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
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|---|---|
| Emperor |
Tacitus (Marcus Claudius Tacitus) (275-276)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 275-276 |
| Value | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 291636 |
| References | RIC V.1# 1 Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1927. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.1. Valerian to Florian (AD 253–276). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.tac.1Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Tacitus, laureate, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CL TACITVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator, Claudius Tacitus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Claudius Tacitus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Providentia, draped, standing left, holding corn-ears in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR POT COS DES II
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Designatus Secundum.
High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul elect for the second time.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (275-276) | |||||||||||||||
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