Lot 4919

Description

Tacitus, (275-276 A.D.), base silver antoninianii, Rome Mint, (3.97 g), obv. Radiate head of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. LAETITIA FVND around, Laetitia standing facing head to left, holding wreath and anchor, in exergue XXIR (illustrated), (S.11782, RIC 89, C.52); another, (275-276 A.D.), Rome Mint, (3.25 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. LAETITIA FVND around, Laetitia standing facing head to left, holding wreath and anchor, in exergue XXIR, (S.11782, RIC 89, C.52); another, (275-276 A.D.), Rome Mint, (4.09 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. CLEMENTIA TEMP around, Clementia standing facing head to left legs crossed, holding sceptre leaning on column, in exergue XXIZ, pitted surface, (S.11768, RIC 84, C.17); another, (275-276 A.D.), Ticinum Mint, (4.08 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. FELICIT TEMP around, Felicitas standing facing head to left, holding sceptre and caduceus, in exergue V, (S.11775, RIC 140, C.40); another, (275-276 A.D.), Ticinum Mint, (3.23 g), obv. Radiate bust,draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS P AVG, rev. CONCORDIA MILITVM around, Concordia standing to left on right, holding hand of Emperor to right on left in exergue V, (S. 11772, RIC 131, C.22); another, (275-276 A.D.), Ticinum Mint, (3.70 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. MARTI PACIF around, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch, spear and shield, in exergue S, (S.11784, RIC 145, C.60). Good fine - extremely fine, first with silvering. (6)

Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3936) and also coming from an old Hungarian collection.