Tacitus. Antoninianus; Tacitus; 275-276 AD, Rome, Antoninianus, 3.57g. RIC-83 var., Venera-250, pl. 3 (dies different from ours). Obv: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r., seen from front. Rx: CLEM - ENTIA TEMP Mars standing l. holding branch, shield, and spear, XXIZ (Z retrograde) in exergue. From the Philip Ashton Collection, ex Malloy 60, March 2003. A scarce type: only four specimens in Venera hoard with correct Z in mintmark, plus one with retrograde Z like ours.. MS
Estimate: $175