Roman Imperial coin – HCR167644

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

AEQVITAS AVG

Design:

Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Tacitus

Person

Tacitus

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

276 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.59

Axis

Diameter (mm)

23.5

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Francis Douce

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-/Γ//XXII

Issue

Third Series

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 82c var.

Note:

Specimen has mint-mark -/Γ//XXII, not -/Γ//XXI: engraver's error?

Reference

CHRB XIII : Gloucester 690 var.

Note:

Specimen has mint-mark -/Γ//XXII, not -/Γ//XXI: engraver's error?

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/3539

This specimen

Yes

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.tac.82

Contributors to this coin record

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