Lot 4920

Description

Tacitus, (275-276 A.D.), copper antoninianii, Rome Mint, (3.44 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. VBERITAS AVG around, Uberitas standing facing head to left, holding purse and cornucopiae, in exergue XXIE, (S.11818, RIC 95, C.148); another, (275-276 A.D.), Rome Mint, (3.82 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. SALVS AVG around, Salus standing facing head to left, holding sceptre and feeding snake rising from altar, in exergue XXID (Delta), small flan crack, (S.11807, Cf.RIC 93, C.123); another, (275-276 A.D.), Rome Mint, (3.85 g), obv. Radiate bust, cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. SALVS PVBLI around, Salus standing to right, holding and feeding snake from her hand, in exergue T, (S.11810, RIC 160, C.126); another, (275-276A.D.), Gaul Mint, (5.01 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP CL TACITVS AVG, rev. SPES PVBLICA around, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising robe, in exergue CA, (S.11815, RIC 61, C.137); another, (275-276 A.D.), Gaul Mint, (3.73 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP CL TACITVS AVG, rev. TEMPORVM FELICITAS around, Felicitas standing facing head to left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae, to left **D*, to right a star, (S.11817, RIC 65, C.144); another, (275-276 A.D.), Ticinum Mint, (3.36 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. VICTORIA GOTTHI around, Victory standing to left, holding wreath and palm, in exergue P, (S.11821, RIC 172, C.157). Mostly very fine or better. (6)

Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3935) and also coming from an old Hungarian collection.