Watch List notes:

Tacitus, 275-276. Antoninianus (Silvered bronze, 22 mm, 2.75 g, 11 h), Serdica, early 276. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG Radiate head of Tacitus to left, with traces of drapery on both shoulders. Rev. CONSERVAT MILIT / B // KA Mars standing right, holding spear in his left hand and presenting globe to Tacitus standing left, holding spear in his left hand. Cohen -. RIC -. RIC V online 3910. Extremely rare with this bust type. Nearly extremely fine.


From the collection of a maître cuisinier and from the P. Gysen Collection, Jacquier 45, 14 September 2018, 1320 and ex Sternberg XXV, 25-26 November 1991, 431.