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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2879254, member: 57495&quot;]This denomination, introduced for a very short period by Tacitus, has come up for mention a few times here on CT before.&nbsp; 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. </p><p><br /></p><p>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.&nbsp; That said, I&#039;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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; I believe I&#039;m good <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share &#039;em if you&#039;ve got &#039;em!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]689680[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>TACITUS</b></p><p>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.</p><p><i>Ex Maple Leaf Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p>And my nicer XI...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]689681[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>TACITUS</b></p><p>Billon Double Antoninianus. 3.84g, 23.5mm. Antioch mint. New RIC V/1 Online temp no. 4087 (6 spec); Esty, Equall, Smith, &quot;The Alloy of the &#039;XI&#039; Coins of Tacitus&quot;, 91.68 (<i>this coin</i>). 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.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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