Category Archives: Tacitus

Tacitus Antoninianus, Emperor AD 275-276, struck at Rome, RIC 93, RSC 123, 22 mm, 4.21 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Tacitus facing right, IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, Reverse:  Salus standing slightly left, her head turned left, feeding a snake rising from an altar with her right hand and holding a long scepter in her left, SALVS AVG, XXI Delta in exergue, a beautiful coin with very, very light toning and nearly full silvering, a superb and sharp portrait of Tacitus, a detailed Salus and serpent and devices on the reverse, full and clear legends on both sides, a very lovely coin well struck and centered, Asking price:  $190 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (see shipping information page)

Tacitus Antoninianus, Emperor AD 275-276, struck at Rome, RIC 94, RSC 138, 22 mm, 3.11 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Tacitus facing right, IMP CM CL TACITVS AVG, Reverse:  Spes walking left, holding a flower in her upraised right hand and pulling up her skirt with her left, SPES PVBLICA, XXI in exergue, epsilon in the right field, a very lustrous coin with lovely near-full silvering, well centered and struck and sharp with a wonderful portrait of a detailed bearded Tacitus, a detailed Spes on the reverse, and full and clear legends on both sides, a beautiful coin indeed made all the more so with its just barely short of full silvering, pin sharp, Asking price:  $230 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (see shipping information page)

Tacitus Antoninianus, Emperor AD 275-276, mint of Gaul, RIC 63, 5.66 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Tacitus facing right, IMP CM CL TACITVS PF AVG, Reverse:  Felicitas standing half-left, holding a long caduceus in her right hand and cradling a cornucopia in her left arm, TEMPORVM FELICITAS, a star in the right field, I in exergue, a lovely, lovely coin that has even and glossy jet-black toning (which made the photography difficult), a superb (!) and sharp portrait of Tacitus with a detailed Felicitas on the reverse and full and clear legends on both sides, a well struck and centered coin that is a true beauty and struck on an exceptionally heavy flan, Asking price:  $265 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (please see shipping information page)

Tacitus Antoninianus, Emperor AD 275-276, minted at Ticinum, RIC 152,  24.12 mm, 3.8 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Tacitus facing right, IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, Reverse:  Providentia facing half-left, holding a globe in her upraised right palm and a long scepter in her left arm, PROVIDE AVG, Q in exergue, a lovely coin with even light black toning (made photographing a bit challenging for me), great portrait of Tacitus, detailed Providentia on the reverse, full and clear legends on both sides, well struck and centered on a very large flan, the numismatist/dealer from whom I purchased the coin grades it EF/EF and remarks of it:  “A beautiful ant with a bit of silvering still remaining.”  A beauty indeed, and my photography does not do it justice, Asking price:  $145 includes priority shipping and insurance, registered to other countries (please see shipping information page)

Tacitus Antoninianus, Emperor AD 275-276, minted in Gaul, RIC V, Part I, 60v (unlisted mint mark); Van Meter 17 but with obverse legend 4, Obverse: radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Tacitus facing right, IMP C M CL TACITVS PF AVG, Reverse: Spes walking left, holding a flower upraised in her right hand, her left hand lifting the hem of her robe, SPES PVBLICA, dot C dot A dot in exergue (unlisted in RIC with this exergue), light chocolate brown toning that is very attractive, very detailed and wonderful neck-whiskered portrait of Tacitus, detailed Spes on the reverse, full and clear inscriptions on both sides of the coin, Note: very small flan crack after the A on the reverse, and behind the portrait on the obverse, no detraction visually, stable, and of no significance to the integrity of the coin, a very lovely coin indeed, Asking price: $235 includes priority shipping and insurance

Tacitus Antoninianus, Emperor AD 275-276, minted at Lugdunum, RIC V, Part I, 58 (C), Obverse: radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Tacitus facing right, IMP CL TACITVS AVG, Reverse: Salus standing right, feeding a serpent in her arms, SALVS PVBLICA, C and * in the fields, attractive chocolate brown toning, great portrait of Tacitus with equally notable neck beard (as is typical), detailed reverse, clear and sharp legends on both sides of the coin, very attractive coin indeed, Asking price: $195 includes priority shipping and insurance

Tacitus Antoninianus, Emperor AD 275-276, minted at Ticinum, RIC V Part 1: 140; Van Meter 6, 22 x 23 mm, 3.3 gms, Obverse: radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Tacitus facing right, IMP CM CL TACITVS AVG, Reverse: Felicitas standing half-left, her head turned left, holding a long caduceus in her right hand and a scepter in her left, FELICIT TEMP, V in exergue, the numismatist/dealer from whom I purchased this coin and who grades it Choice VF remarks of it: “mostly silvered and toned, very nice detail.”  This was back in the days when Choice VF denoted a VERY nice coin!  The coin is indeed very attractive, a lovely example of this issue of Tacitus’s with a superb portrait of the emperor and a detailed Felicitas on the reverse with full and clear legends on both sides, Asking price: $185     includes priority shipping and insurance