A.K.Collection: Coin ID D40 from Lot no. 819

   

Tacitus AD 275-276 Antoninianus (BI; 22-24mm; 3.42g; 1h) Antioch, 1st issue, 1st officina, Nov - Dec 275. IMP C TACITVS AVG Radiate, cuirassed and draped bust of Tacitus to right. Rev. PROVIDENT D-EOR Emperor in military dress standing to right, holding short eagle-tipped sceptre in left hand, receiving globe from Jupiter standing left, holding long sceptre in left hand; in the field, H; in exergue, XXI. Extremely rare.
C. 99; RIC V, I p. 348, 212var; RIC online (temp) 4068 (3 known).
From the stock of F. Sternberg AG Zurich 1985.