Arrelate (?): Tacitus

Contact Cite this page Data sheet (PDF) Canonical version (record) Calculate distance to your current location Mark for comparison Graph view

Events

Created

When	275-276 CE
Where	Arles [Probably]

Commissioned

Who	Marcus Claudius Tacitus (200-276)

Was depicted (Actor)

Who	Marcus Claudius Tacitus (200-276)

Keywords

Classical antiquity Coin Doppeldenar Era of Roman Emperors (27 BCE to 395 AD) Portrait Silver ruler

Description

Vorderseite: Büste des Tacitus mit Strahlenkrone nach rechts in Perlkreis.
Rückseite: Felicitas in langem Gewand mit Heroldstab (caduceus) in ihrer Rechten und Füllhorn (cornucupiae) nach links auf Standlinie, links A, rechts Stern, in Perlkreis.

Inscription

Vorderseite: IMP CL TACITVS AVG
Rückseite: TEMPORVM FELICITAS

Similar objects

RIC V-1 Tacitus: 0065

Material/Technique

Silber; geprägt

Measurements

Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 3.83 g

Literature

RIC V-1 Tacitus 322, 332 Nr. 65 (Gallia, A für Arelate?, 275-276 n. Chr.).

Links / Documents

Object from: Münzsammlungen der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Die Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) besitzt rund 30.000 Münzen und Medaillen, die die Zeitspanne vom Altertum bis zur Neuzeit...

Contact the institution

[Last update: 2023/10/05]

Usage and citation

Metadata: CC BY-NC-SA @ Münzsammlungen der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

The textual information presented here is free for non-commercial usage if the source is named. (Creative Commons Lizenz 3.0, by-nc-sa) Please name as source not only the internet representation but also the name of the museum.
Rights for the images are shown below the large images (which are accessible by clicking on the smaller images). If nothing different is mentioned there the same regulation as for textual information applies.
Any commercial usage of text or image demands communication with the museum.