I recently replaced my Philip I I parted with due to it literally flaking apart. Large flan with very light weight. With patience I found one within my weight want, this one is 5.8g. Which for me is my heaviest Antoninianus. Paid a bit more then what a average Philip I goes for but I am happy. Tacitus was just a emperor I had wanted & always liked the "Securitas" reverse of his so I finally got one I liked. Im sure a few may not like the silvering look thats left but it dont bother me. Philip I (244 - 249 A.D.) AR ANTONINIANUS O: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind. R: LIBERALITAS AVGG II, Liberalitas standing left, counting board in right, cornucopia in left. 21mm 5.8g RIC IV 38b, RSC IV 87 SRCV III 8937 Tacitus (275-276 AD) Silvered Antoninianus O: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: SECVRIT PERP Securitas standing left, leaning on column. Ticinum mint 4.42g 22mm RCV #11812, Cohen #131, RIC V (1) 163
I like both of them. Way to select well centered coins on nice flans. Those can be tough at times. I bet the Tacitus was tough to photograph well. Believe it or not I am close to being able to start sharing photos. I have about everything for my setup, its just finding time between a young son, sick wife, and myself being sick to be able to assemble it together and play around taking photos.
Get better & look forward to seeing some photos! Posting some obscure stuff might tempt me to get into them or at least one example
Sweet additions Mat. That's a very nice Philip! Has a nice tone to it as well. Mine is a bit too shiny. Me too! Hope you get over your cold soon.
Here is a newer one. You can find these Sogdian cast coins of Tarnach occasionally, with a snow leapord to right, reverse with Tamgha. However, this Tamgha is a very rare variety. As Sogdian coins go, the snow leapord piece is one of the more available, (still scarce as all Sogdian coins are), but this reverse is found maybe every 40-50 pieces. Yes its overcleaned, but rare is rare, and you buy what you are able to. You wanted obscure. Hopefully my pic, (this is seller's), will be a little clearer. Its better in hand.
Nice coins, both. Considering the fact Tacitus only reigned for 2 years, he seems to have coined a very large number of coins. I had not realized this before. My catalogue lists over 30 different Antoninian types for Tacitus, minted at 9 different mints......not bad for just two years in power.
