Lot 4371

Description

Tacitus, (A.D. 275-276), billon antoninianus, Lugdunum Mint (3.44 grams), obv. radiate bust of Tacitus to right cuirassed, around IMP C L TACITVS AVG, rev. around SPES PVBLICA, CA in exergue, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising skirt, (S.3313, RIC 61, C.137); another Siscia mint, (3.76 grams), obv. radiate bust of Tacitus to right cuirassed, around IMP C M C L TACITVS P AVG, rev. around CONCORD MILIT, XXIS in exergue, Emperor standing right clasping hands of Concordia, (S.-, cf.RIC 283, C.21). Extremely fine. (2)

Ex CNG, Lancaster, 2002 for the first coin, and Romanorum, Canberra for the second coin.