Antoninianus - Tacitus SPES PVBLICA
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Tacitus (Marcus Claudius Tacitus) (275-276)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 275-276 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.9 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 291843 |
| References | RIC V.1# 208 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.208Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Tacitus, radiate, draped, right or bust of Tacitus, radiate, cuirassed, 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, standing right, holding palm, presenting wreath to Tacitus, standing left, holding sceptre.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SPES PVBLICA
-/-//P
Translation:
Spes Publica.
Hope of the public.
Mint
Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, TurkeyComments
Mass varies: 2.95–4.838 g;
Example of this type:
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Example of this type:
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (275-276) | "P" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (275-276) | "Q" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (275-276) | "V" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (275-276) | "ϵ" in left field; "KA" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 92
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