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Bronze Antoninianus - Æ 22 mm - 4 grams - Die axis 12:00 - Struck AD 275-276. |
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[IMP C M CL T]ACITVS AVG (Imperator Caesar Marcus Claudius Tacitus Augustus).
Bearded emperor, radiate, draped & cuirassed, facing right. |
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SALV[S AVG] (Salus Augustus - Health / Prosperity of the Emperor).
Salus, seen sideways, in Stola and seated on chair, facing left feeding an enormous rising snake out of her outstretched front arm. |
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'T' : T = Ticinum |
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Tacitus reigned from 11/12/ 275 to 07/276, after being elected during an interregnum of
probably 2 months and lengthy talks between senate and army. Left Rome in 276 to fight
the Goths who had invaded Asia Minor, to be murdered in Tyana, Cappadocia.
His obverse coinage from Ticunum invariably had the same legend, having six Officina at this
time. It’s series 2 had extremely realistic portraiture. At throne assumption coins always
started with 'best guess' portraits moving through time towards extremely accurate ones.
Minted in Ticinum.
Obv. : Good but worn - Rev. : Worn, LP - Left half missing.
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