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ID: |
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80000737 |
| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Pacatian |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 248-249
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| Metal: |
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Silver |
| Denomination: |
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Antoninianus |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 248-249 |
| Weight: |
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4.53 g |
| Die Axis: |
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8 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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IMP TI CL MAR PACATIANVS AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, as seen from the back |
| Reverse Legend: |
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PAX_AETERNA |
| Reverse Description: |
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Pax standing left, holding branch in right hand and transverse scepter in left |
| Mint: |
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Viminacium |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC 005a |
| Reference2: |
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RSC 006a |
| Reference3: |
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Szaivert, Beginn 4 |
| Reference4: |
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Hunter - |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132960 |
| Special Comments: |
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ery little is known of the usurper Tiberius Claudius Marinus Pacatianus, who seized power in Upper Moesia in AD 248. Most of our information about Pacatian comes from his coinage. Viminacium is the most probable site for his mint, and a comparison with th |
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Grade:
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VF, toned. |
| Notes: |
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From the Gordon S. Parry Collection; ex Sternberg XXVI (16 November 1992), lot 403; Münzen und Medaillen Basel liste 321 (March 1971), lot 36.V |
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