Antoninianus - Tacitus LAETITIA AVG; Laetitia
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Tacitus (Marcus Claudius Tacitus) (275-276)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 275-276 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.3 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 291777 |
| References | RIC V.1# 142 Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1927. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.1. Valerian to Florian (AD 253–276). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.tac.142Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Tacitus, radiate, draped, right or bust of Tacitus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C M CL TACITVS P AVG
Translation:
Imperator, Caesar Marcus Claudius Tacitus Pius Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Claudius Tacitus, the pious, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Laetitia, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and anchor on globe in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LAETITIA AVG
-/-//VI
Translation:
Laetitia Augusti.
Joy of the emperor (Augustus).
Mint
Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, ItalyComments
Example of this type:
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (275-276) | "VI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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