Lot 4921

Description

Tacitus, (275-276 A.D.), copper antoninianii, Ticinum Mint, (3.32 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); another, (275-276 A.D.), Ticinum Mint, (4.11 g), obv. Radiate bust, cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. PROVIDE AVG around, Providentia standing facing head to left, holding globe and sceptre, in exergue VI, (S.11793, RIC 152, Cf.C.90); another, (275-276 A.D.), Ticinum Mint, (3.86 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. PROVIDE AVG around, Providentia standing facing head to left, holding globe and sceptre, in exergue Q, (S.11793, RIC 152, Cf.C.90); another, (275-276 A.D.), Gaul Mint, (3.79 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C CL TACITVS AVG, rev. PROVID DEOR around, Providentia standing facing head to left, holding baton and cornucopiae, at foot a globe, (S.11792, RIC 49, C.86); another, (275-276 A.D.), Rome Mint, (3.68 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG around, Providentia standing facing head to left, holding baton and cornucopiae, at foot a globe, in exergue XXIA, (S.11799, RIC 92, C.100); another, (275-276 A.D.), Rome Mint, (3.49 g), obv. Radiate bust, draped and cuirassed of Tacitus to right, around IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG around, Providentia standing facing head to left, holding baton and cornucopiae, at foot a globe, in exergue XXIA, (S.11799, RIC 92, C.100). Mostly very fine or better. (6)

Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3934) and also coming from an old Hungarian collection.