Roman Imperial coin – HCR167798

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C FLORIANVS AVG

Design:

Bust of Florian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, viewed from rear

Reverse

Inscription:

FIDES MILIT

Design:

Fides, draped, standing right, holding long vertical sceptre in right hand and transverse vexillum in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Florianus

Person

Florianus

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

276 CE

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.88

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.2

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

Roman Imperial AE III 1117

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Francis Douce

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-/-//XXI∈

Issue

First Series

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 30c

Reference

CHRB XIII : Gloucester 804 corr.

Note:

Reverse type is standing left, holding vertical sceptre and transverse vexillum, not standing left, head right, holding vertical and transverse standard (reverse type Fides 6, not Fides 2a)

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/4234

This specimen

Yes

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.fl.30

Contributors to this coin record

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