Tacitus IA-marked Double Antoninianus of Tripolis

This denomination, introduced for a very short period by Tacitus, has come up for mention a few times here on CT before. They were marked XI or IA to signify a silver content twice that of the regular antoninianus, and were struck at Antioch and Tripolis respectively.

Having picked up two examples of the rare XI-marked ones in the past couple of years, I had been keeping my eye out for the even rarer IA variety. That said, I'm not the most eagle-eyed or thorough of coinstalkers, so it was probably through sheer luck that I managed to pick this one up at a recent auction. The reverse is rather rough, and the first thing I did when I received the coin a few days ago was to put it under the microscope to confirm for myself that I was indeed looking at an IA rather than a KA (with a clogged die strike or scraped flan) on the reverse. I believe I'm good .

Please share 'em if you've got 'em!


TACITUS
Billon Double Antoninianus. 3.05g, 24mm. Tripolis mint, Jan - Jun AD 276. New RIC V/1 Online temp no. 4113. O: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: CLEMENTIA TEMP, Mars standing left, holding Victory, spear and shield; * in left field, IA in exergue.
Ex Maple Leaf Collection

And my nicer XI...

TACITUS
Billon Double Antoninianus. 3.84g, 23.5mm. Antioch mint. New RIC V/1 Online temp no. 4087 (6 spec); Esty, Equall, Smith, "The Alloy of the 'XI' Coins of Tacitus", 91.68 (this coin). O: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: CLEMENTIA TEMP, Emperor standing right holding sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre; A between, XI in exergue.

 

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My only and lonely two:


TACITUS
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: CLEMENTIA TEMP, Tacitus receiving globe from Jupiter, Z in lower centre, XXI in ex.
Struck at Antioch, 275-6 AD
3.2g, 22mm
RIC 210, Z


TACITUS
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: PROVIDE AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globe & transverse sceptre, Q in ex
Struck at Ticinum, 275-6 AD
3.6g, 23mm
RIC 152f, C 90

 

Interesting. I have one example with the XXI but none with the other indications of silver content. I suspect @dougsmit has several to contribute

 

I'd like one of those double silver examples but have yet to get one.


Tacitus (275 - 276 A.D.)
Æ(S) 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

 

My doubles....
Delta/XI



H/XI



and my IA

 

My only Tacitus:

 

Nice! Only have one myself too.

Tacitus AE Antoninianus. Rome mint. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left holding baton over globe at foot left and cornucopiae, XXIA in ex. RIC V (1) 92

 

Thanks for the comments and those coinshares, guys!

 

Cool & congrsts @zumbly
I've only one very worn Tacitus, Alexandrian. And will spare you all the sight

 

WOW @zumbly, very very cool! I did not know there was a double-Ant! That is fun, and congrats, nice examples! Double-nce to have the rare IA !

I regret that I am substandard in this denom. I only have an Ant from Tacitus...


RI Tacitus 275-276 CE AE Ant Providentia

 

We can’t get them all. You need to keep your eyes peeled for those ultra-rare Tacitus quinarii afterall .

 

Yeah, I'll get one...may take me a while... But, it is fun to get all the funky denominations too...

 

I don't have any double denominations of his, just some antoniniani. Here's the first Tacitus I ever acquired.

 

Here's my Antioch double, purchased very recently:

 

I didn't know about the IA types, cool Z!

What's that in ex? A little critter?

I have an ugly vanilla Tacitus.

 

I don't have one yet but I've got my eyes peeled...

 

I have landed yet another double, from a different workshop....

Tacitus - Double Antoninianus

Obv:– IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– CLEMENTIA TEMP, Emperor in military dress standing right, holding short eagle-tipped sceptre in left hand, receiving a globe from Jupiter standing left, holding long sceptre in left hand
Minted in Antioch (A//XI) Emission 3, Officina 8. January – June A.D. 276
Reference:– RIC 211 Bust Type C. RIC Temp No. 4087 (6 examples cited). BNC p.436

 

Officina 1 - I think you copy-pasted. You are building up quite the hoard of these!

 

Two is hardly several. Unfortunately one looks more silver and the other has better detail. I have no IA.

 

Very nice example, Martin!