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<p>[QUOTE="Claudius_Gothicus, post: 7426351, member: 116315"]Great coin, especially at that price! Here's my only Tacitus; it's not in great condition, but it's a double antoninianus from Tripolis, and they are relatively hard to find:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289355[/ATTACH]</p><p>Tacitus (275-276), Double Antoninianus, Tripolis mint.</p><p>Obverse: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front;</p><p>Reverse: CLEMENTIA TEMP, Mars standing left, holding olive branch in right hand, spear and shield which rests on ground in left hand, star in left field; IA in exergue;</p><p>RIC 214, RIC V Online 4113</p><p><br /></p><p>This denomination, while called "double", was not actually double the weight of the standard coins; it simply had double the silver content, as indicated by the exergue mark (IA means "10:1" in Greek, and the same is true for the Antioch version, which said XI, in Latin).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, the coins of Tacitus were only struck for the duration of his reign, as he was not deified and no emperor struck posthumous coins for him; however, this doesn't mean that his coins are particularly rare, with the exception of a few special types.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Claudius_Gothicus, post: 7426351, member: 116315"]Great coin, especially at that price! Here's my only Tacitus; it's not in great condition, but it's a double antoninianus from Tripolis, and they are relatively hard to find: [ATTACH=full]1289355[/ATTACH] Tacitus (275-276), Double Antoninianus, Tripolis mint. Obverse: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front; Reverse: CLEMENTIA TEMP, Mars standing left, holding olive branch in right hand, spear and shield which rests on ground in left hand, star in left field; IA in exergue; RIC 214, RIC V Online 4113 This denomination, while called "double", was not actually double the weight of the standard coins; it simply had double the silver content, as indicated by the exergue mark (IA means "10:1" in Greek, and the same is true for the Antioch version, which said XI, in Latin). Yes, the coins of Tacitus were only struck for the duration of his reign, as he was not deified and no emperor struck posthumous coins for him; however, this doesn't mean that his coins are particularly rare, with the exception of a few special types.[/QUOTE]
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