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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 2170173, member: 56653&quot;]The double-antoniniani/aureliani of Tacitus is a denomination made of billon with twice the silver content than the usual post-reform antoniniani/aureliani, marked with either <b>XI</b> for Antioch (or <b>IA</b> for Tripolis) meaning <b>10 units copper to 1 unit silver</b> instead of the usual XXI (or KA) meaning 20 units copper to 1 unit silver.</p><p>These coins are quite rare and interesting.</p><p>One example is this:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b> TACITUS AE22mm 3.85g Double Antoniniani/Aureliani (VF, desert patina)</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b><br /></b></font></p><p>AV: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG; radiate, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum bust r.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: CLEMENTIA TEMP; Emperor in military dress stg. r., holding short eagle-tipped sceptre in l. hand, receiving a globe from Jupiter stg. l., holding long sceptre in l. hand. S in middle field.</p><p><br /></p><p>EXE: XI</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: BNC p.437, RIC V-1 211, <b><a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/4093" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/4093" rel="nofollow">RIC Online #4093</a> rare coin, 3 specimens recorded by S. Estiot 2 others known but not recorded, 3rd issue at Antioch mint January-June 276AD.</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]418977[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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