As - Tacitus VOTIS X ET XX

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year275-276
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAs (1⁄32)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC V.1#109, OCRE#ric.5.tac.109
Obverse descriptionBust of Tacitus, laureate, left, seen to waist, seen from behind, holding spear pointing left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C M CL TACITVS P F AVG
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar Marcus Claudius Tacitus Pius Felix Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Claudius Tacitus the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionTacitus, standing left, crowned by Mars, resting on shield, Victory seated on cuirass, holding shield inscribed VOTIS XX.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVOTIS X ET XX
(Translation: Votis Decennalibus et Vicennalibus. Vows (prayers) for ten [years completed] and twenty [years anticipated, of the reign of the emperor].)
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MintageND (275-276)  - -
Catalog ID9298188930
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