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A billon antoninianus of the Roman emperor Tacitus with a reverse showing Victory and the emperor. Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Tacitus, 275-276 CE.
Mint and Date: Cyzicus, officina 4, 276 CE.
Size and Weight: 22mm x 23mm, 4.00g
Obverse: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: SPES PVBLICA
Victory standing right, palm branch over shoulder held in left hand, with right hand presenting a wreath to the emperor, standing left, dressed in military gear, holding a tall sceptre in his left hand.
Exergue: Q
Ref: RCV (2005) —; RIC V 208; La Venèra II.2/2429 (4 ex.)
Provenance: del550 (eBay), March 2008
BW Ref: 006 043 000
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