Roman Imperial coin – HCR167783

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C M CL T[A]C[I]TVS [A]VG

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

CLEMENTIA TEMP

Design:

Tacitus, in military attire, standing right, receiving globe from Jupiter in right hand and holding short eagle-tipped sceptre in left hand; Jupiter, naked except for cloak draped over both shoulders, standing left, holding long vertical sceptre in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Tacitus

Person

Tacitus

Mint

Antioch

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

276 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.58

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.9

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1921

Source

Prof. Francis Ll. Griffith

Acquisition credit

Presented by Prof. Francis Ll. Griffith, 1921.

Mint-mark (reverse)

H//XXI

Issue

Third Series

Place of purchase

Damascus; Syria

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 210 var.

Note:

Specimen has mint-mark H//XXI

Reference

MER XII.1 : 1827-1831

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/4105

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

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