Coin: antoninianus of Tacitus

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Title

Coin: antoninianus of Tacitus

Date

275-276 CE

Creator

Unknown (Roman)
Roman

Coverage

Style/Period: Third Century
Discovery Site: Minted in the 2nd officina of the mint of Rome, Italy
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Collection: Blockley Collection

Type

coins and medals

Format

Materials/Techniques: billon; struck from an obverse (head) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 22.2 to 20 mm in diameter, 3.789 grams

Description

Obverse legend: IMP(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) CL(audius) TACITVS AVG(ustus), translation: Imperator Caesar Marcus Claudius Tacitus; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Tacitus facing right. Reverse legend: LAETITIA FUND(ata), translation: Well-founded joy; Laetitia facing left holding a wreath in her right hand with an anchor at her left foot; mint mark in exergue XXIB, ('B' meaning 2nd officina). RIC V, p.335, no.89.

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 986.1.24
Record: UO-MCA-986-1-24

Source

Cataloguer: Pierre-Olivier Larocque, University of Ottawa

Rights

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