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Object Type
Museum number: 1867,0101.838
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Tetricus I, draped, cuirassed, head, laureate, right. (obverse); Aequitas, draped, standing front, head left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left: fold of drapery over left arm. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 271-274
Production place: Minted in: Cologne (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 4.080 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498. (948); RIC5 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 5. Part 1: Valerian I to Florian. Part 2: Probus to Diocletian (9, p.403) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Tetricus I; Named in inscription & portrayed: Aequitas
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1867
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1867,0101.838

Free entry