RIC temp #3388

Temp №: 3388
Reign Tacitus
Person Tacitus
Mint Ticinum
Issue 2
Issue name
Datation early 276
Denomination Medallions (32-34 mm)
obverse reverse
Obverse coin Revers coin
Titulature IMP C M CL TACITVS P F AVG Legend ADLOCVTIO TACITI AVG
Obverse mark Reverse mark –/–//–
Bust code J2l* Reverse code Adlocutio 1
Bust description Bust left, laureate, cuirassed, holding Victory in right hand and eagle-handled pugio on left forearm Reverse description Emperor stg. l. on platform, raising r. arm and crowned by Victory stg. l., behind him, holding a palm over l. shoulder. In front of the platform, on the ground, a soldier (the praetorian prefect?) stg. l., holding a sceptre, facing four soldiers stg. r. holding a standard, an eagle-standard and a vexillum.

Note Medusa-head on cuirass. The recorded specimens probably share the same pair of dies: confirmation required.
Reference Gn. II, p.114, 2

Specimens of this coin type
Location Reference Quantity Weight Axis Remark
Berlin (Schulman, 17/VI/1924, 970) Dressel 163 1 20.10 5 photo
Florence 1 18.80 30mm
Madrid Gnecchi, pl. 118, 1 1 19.30 32mm
Monetarium, 39, 1983, 180 = Lanz, 46, 28/XI/1988, 647 = Lanz, 100, L. Benz collection, 20/XI/2000, 411 1 19.23 photo