Record reference: https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/3455
RIC temp #3455
| Temp №: | 3455 |
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| Reign | Tacitus |
| Person | Tacitus |
| Mint | Ticinum |
| Issue | 2 |
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| Datation | mid 276 |
| Denomination | Medallions (24-26 mm) |
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| Titulature | IMP C M CL TACITVS P F AVG | Legend | AETERNITAS AVG | |
| Obverse mark | Reverse mark | –/–//– | ||
| Bust code | L2l* (w/o point) | Reverse code | Emperor and Aiôn 1 | |
| Bust description | Bust left, laureate, nude with cross-belt, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward in right hand, aegis on left shoulder | Reverse description | Emperor togate std. facing on globe, r. hand resting on the zodiac circle, at the foot of which are the putti of the Seasons; behind, Aiôn holding a long sceptre; on the r., Victory stg. l. crowning the Emperor, holding palm on l. shoulder. | |
| Note | The three recorded specimens share the same pair of dies. Same obverse die as the medallions R/ VOTIS X·ET XX· 3457; same reverse die as the medallion D/ IMP C TACITVS P AVG 3456. |
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| Reference | Gn. III, p.156, 14 |
| Location | Reference | Quantity | Weight | Axis | Remark | |
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| Vienna (21893) | 1 | 13.01 | 6 | Square hole at 8 o'clock. |
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| Vienna (87874, St Florian) | 1 | 13.49 | 6 |
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| Rome (Thermes, Gnecchi) | Gnecchi, II 156, 14 (Delbrueck cast) | 1 | The specimen in Princeton is probably a modern cast of the medallion in Rome. |
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