friend tacitus, very, very rare

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  1. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

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  3. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Another great find.
     
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  4. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Wow!!! I love that portrait style on that one!

    Here's are some humbler examples of Tacitus, though you have to admit the guy ROCKED the neck-beard!

    Tacitus VICTORIA GOTTHI antoninianus.jpg Tacitus ANNONA AVGVSTI antoninianus.jpg Tacitus AEQVITAS antoninianus.jpg
     
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  5. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    That is a really good find. Don't sell it cheaply (unless you are selling to me, of course). :)
     
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  6. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Was that amongst the coins you found yesterday or a new find? Anyway either you're a magician as a coin cleaner or it just happened to be in great condition!
     
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  7. Andres2

    Andres2 Well-Known Member

    Great find Galba, good quality too, congrats

    unclear what happened to Tacitus , the senate appointed him emperor at age 75, but he died after 8 months, killed by his own soldiers or from a sudden fever ?

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  8. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Thats a great find!
     
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  9. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

    oh no, ACH, that coin belongs to my friend, he find this tacitus last year..unfortunately, its not my coin..l wish..
     
    galba68, Mar 12, 2018
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  10. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

    ha ha dougsmith, this coin belongs to my friend, he find it last year..he didt choose auction house yet, but l think it will be in switzerland..
     
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  11. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

    unfortunately, bing, its not my coin.my friend find it last year..
     
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  12. Carausius

    Carausius Brother, can you spare a sestertius?

    Obverse legend looks unusual (to me). What are the letters after AVG?
     
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  13. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

    C III
     
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  14. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Earlier rulers regularly used COS for Consul but this coin honored Tactitus' third Consulship. Note he wears Consular robes.
     
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  15. Carausius

    Carausius Brother, can you spare a sestertius?

    Agree. I just can't recall seeing it abbreviated that way before.
     
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  16. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Nice FIND @galba68 !

    My only example of Tacitus:

    RI Tacitus 275-276 CE AE Ant Providentia.jpg
    RI Tacitus 275-276 CE AE Ant Providentia
     
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  17. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

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  18. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Gallienus used just C or Consul and P for TRP. Probus used CONS rather than the old COS so it seems they were open to change.
    rp1690b01803lg.JPG
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  19. seth77

    seth77 Well-Known Member

    It might be a question of space. The consular issues for Probus are all around 24/25+ mm and the same is true about the Maxentius consulars. The smaller AEs for Constantine and his sons's consular types usually have the regular COS legend.
     
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  20. gogili1977

    gogili1977 Well-Known Member

    Some mine Tacitus:
    SALVS AVG (22.5 mm, 3.7 gr)
    20180313_104527.jpg 20180313_104534.jpg
    LAETITIA AVG (22 mm, 3.5 gr)
    20180313_104542.jpg 20180313_104549.jpg
    PAX AVGVSTI (23 mm, 3.9 gr)
    20180313_104558.jpg 20180313_104603.jpg
     
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  21. kokotko

    kokotko New Member

    Looks like Aurelius ...
     
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