Roman Imperial coin – HCR167758

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG

Design:

Bust of Tacitus, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

Inscription:

CONSERVAT MILIT

Design:

Mars, helmeted, in military attire, standing right, holding vertical spear in left hand and with right hand presenting globe to Aurelian, in military attire, standing left, receiving globe in right hand and holding long vertical sceptre in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Tacitus

Person

Tacitus

Mint

Serdica

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

276 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.21

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.9

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

Roman Imperial AE III 1002

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Francis Douce

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

Mint-mark (reverse)

B//KA

Issue

Second Series

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 193c corr. var.

Note:

Obverse portrait is draped on left shoulder, not draped and cuirassed; Reverse figures are Mars (left) and emperor (right), not emperor (left) and Jupiter (right)

Reference

Estiot, Sylviane - 1987 - Ripostiglio della Venèra : nuovo catalogo illustrato. 2.2. Tacito e Floriano : 2391

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/3909

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

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