A.K.Collection: Coin ID D42 from Lot no. 819

   

Tacitus AD 275-276 Double Antoninianus (BI; 22-23mm; 4.43g; 11h) Antioch, 3rd issue, 6th officina, Jan – Jun 276. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG Radiate, cuirassed and draped bust of Tacitus to right. Rev. CLEMENTIA T-EMP 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 S; in exergue, XI. Extremely rare.
C. 20; RIC V, I p. 347, 211; RIC online (temp) 4093 (3 known).
From the stock of F. Sternberg AG Zurich 1996.