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Antoninianus - Tacitus LAETITIA AVG; Laetitia

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Issuer RomeRoman 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
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
291779
References RIC V.1# 144
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.144
Online 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 CLA 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, Italy

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (275-276)  "VI" in exergue;

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