Aureus - Tacitus VICTORIA GOTHICA COS II; Victory
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Tacitus (Marcus Claudius Tacitus) (275-276)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 276 |
| Value | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 291745 |
| References | RIC V.1# 110 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.110Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Tacitus, radiate, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Claudius Tacitus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Claudius Tacitus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Victory, winged, draped, walking right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand; at her feet, captive.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VICTORIA GOTHICA COS II
Translation:
Victoria Gothica. Consul Secundum.
Victory over the Goths. Consul for the second time.
Mint
Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, ItalyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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