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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 2223805, member: 56653&quot;]For some reason, all types of Tacitus with bust left are rather rare. So after I lost a bidding war for a lovely VF one 3 months ago, I decided to acquire this one, which is exponentially lower in quality (also in price) but has the elusive bust left, with a twist - the Medusa head on the (unfortunately very worn) cuirass:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b> TACITUS AE22mm 2.87g Antoninian/Aurelian (F) </b></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p>AV: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG; radiate, cuirassed, with Medusa head on cuirass bust l.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: SALVS PVBLI; Salus stg. r., feeding snake held in r. hand from patera held in l. hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>EXE: T</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: LV 1704, RIC V-1 160var. (for bust type), <a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/3424" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/3424" rel="nofollow">RIC Online #3424</a>, 3rd officina at Ticinum mint, early – June 276AD.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Scarce bust left issue of an otherwise common series. <b>Double die match with <a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coinview/3424/1496214867?ancre=type-specimen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coinview/3424/1496214867?ancre=type-specimen" rel="nofollow">this one from Budapest Museum</a>.</b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]436136[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>If in VF, this would easily have been a 200$ coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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