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<p>[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 7429188, member: 31620"]The OP coin is certainly Lugdunum (Lyon). I have a couple.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C CL TACITVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing left, holding spear and resting hand on shield</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (no marks), Emission 1, from October to December A.D. 275</p><p>References:– Cohen 172, Bastien 48, RIC 69 Bust Type C</p><p><br /></p><p>This one was one of my ealiest Tacitus (ex Langcroft hoard). It's still in my trays somewhere but this image is poor (taken with a flatbed scanner!) as it was taken back in 2004</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289708[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A more recent version (bought as part of a mixed lot) is here.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289709[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 7429188, member: 31620"]The OP coin is certainly Lugdunum (Lyon). I have a couple. Obv:– IMP C CL TACITVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing left, holding spear and resting hand on shield Minted in Lugdunum (no marks), Emission 1, from October to December A.D. 275 References:– Cohen 172, Bastien 48, RIC 69 Bust Type C This one was one of my ealiest Tacitus (ex Langcroft hoard). It's still in my trays somewhere but this image is poor (taken with a flatbed scanner!) as it was taken back in 2004 [ATTACH=full]1289708[/ATTACH] A more recent version (bought as part of a mixed lot) is here. [ATTACH=full]1289709[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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