Roman Imperial coin – HCR156492

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C M AVR CL Q[VINTILLV]S AVG

Design:

Bust of Quintillus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, viewed from front

Reverse

Inscription:

[LAET]ITIA AVG

Design:

Laetitia, draped, standing left, holding purse in extended right hand and rudder set on globe in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Quintillus

Person

Quintillus

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

270 CE

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.84

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.4

Acquisition method

transfer

Acquisition date

1922

Source

Bodleian Library

Acquisition credit

Transferred from the Bodleian Library, 1922.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-/-//XII

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 22 var.

Note:

Obverse portrait is cuirassed and draped, not just draped (bust type C, not A); Reverse figure appears to be holding a rudder set on globe in left hand, not an anchor

Reference

Bland, R., Besly, E., Burnett, A. and Moorhead, S. - 2018 - The Cunetio and Normanby hoards : cf. Cunetio 2357; cf. Normanby 1206

Note:

Reverse figure appears to be holding a rudder set on globe in left hand, not an anchor

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1207

Note:

Reverse figure appears to be holding a rudder set on globe in left hand, not an anchor

This specimen

Yes

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.qu.22

Contributors to this coin record

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