RIC temp #3457

Temp №: 3457
Reign Tacitus
Person Tacitus
Mint Ticinum
Issue 2
Issue name
Datation mid 276
Denomination Medallions (24-26 mm)
obverse reverse
Obverse coin Revers coin
Titulature IMP C M CL TACITVS P F AVG Legend VOTIS X·ET XX·
Obverse mark Reverse mark –/–//–
Bust code L2l* (w/o point) Reverse code Victory and Emperor 3
Bust description Bust left, laureate, nude with cross-belt, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward in right hand, aegis on left shoulder Reverse description Victory std. r. on cuirass, inscribing VOT/X/XX on shield which rests on her knees, facing Emperor in military dress stg. l., r. hand on Victory's shield and holding long spear pointing down in l. hand; on the r., Virtus stg. l., crowning Emperor and holding shield which rests on ground in l. hand

Note The medallion in P seems to be a cast of the medallion in V. The recorded specimens share the same pair of dies and the same obverse die as the medallions R/ AETERNITAS AVG 3455.
Reference BNC 1713

Specimens of this coin type
Location Reference Quantity Weight Axis Remark
Paris (AF 7864) BNC 1713 = Gn. III, p.66, 15, pl. 156, 15 1 13.46 11 photo
Vienna (3402) 1 13.00 11 photo
NAC, 8, 3/IV/1995, 920 = Gorny & Mosch, 146, 6/III/2006, 507 1 12.85 photo