Tacitus. AD 275-276. Double Antoninianus (23mm, 4.52 g, 12h). Tripolis mint. 2nd emission, January-June AD 276. Good Fine.

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Tacitus. AD 275-276. Double Antoninianus (23mm, 4.52 g, 12h). Tripolis mint. 2nd emission, January-June AD 276. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CLEMENTIA TEMP·, Mars, in military dress, standing left, holding olive branch and spear, and shield set on ground to right; *|–//IA. RIC V Online 4114; RIC V 214; BN 1847. Dark brown patina, earthen deposits, slightly rough surfaces, scrape on reverse. Good Fine. Very rare.

The ‘XI’ and its Greek numeral counterpart 'IA' on the coinage of Tacitus appear to have signified a higher silver content than the usual issue of Antoniniani. The study by Esty, Equall, and Smith (“The Alloy of the ‘XI’ Coins of Tacitus,” in NC 1993) corroborates the earlier study by Callu, Brenot, and Barrandon (“Analyses de Séries Atypiques,” in QT 8) showing that, though the consistency of the latters' findings were not as universal, the series with this notation does exhibit a far higher silver content than the common ‘XXI’ marked coinage and represented an issue tariffed at a higher rate.


Closing Date and Time: 6 November 2024 at 12:55:40 ET.

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