Aureus - Tacitus P M TR POT COS DES II, Providentia

€291,636.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year275-276
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC V.1#1, OCRE#ric.5.tac.1
Obverse descriptionBust of Tacitus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CL TACITVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator, Claudius Tacitus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Claudius Tacitus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionProvidentia, draped, standing left, holding corn-ears in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR POT COS DES II
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Designatus Secundum. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul elect for the second time.)
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Mint
MintageND (275-276)  - -
Catalog ID8886928560
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