Benefactor LONGINUS Posted August 1 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted August 1 (edited) Like a centurion in shining armor, ...my latest acquisition—a gleaming ancient Roman Tacitus antoninianus—arrived. Suddenly, the summer doldrums were no match for the thrill of holding history in my hands, jumpstarting the summer slump my collection has been suffering from as of late. My acquisition now finds its place in the bottom right corner of my virtual Roman silver tray. Edited August 1 by LONGINUS 15 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kali Posted August 1 · Member Share Posted August 1 Tetricus I (271 - 274 A.D.) Æ Antoninianus O: IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. R: VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking left, wreath in right, palm frond in left. Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne, Germany) mint, 271 A.D. 3g 19mm RIC V, part II, 139 Ex. Heritage Auction, May 8, 2014, Lot 61194 (part of). Tacitus (275 - 276 A.D.) Egypt, Alexandria Potin Tetradrachm O: A K KL TAKITOS SEB, Laureate, draped bust right. R: ETOVC A, Dikaiosyne (Aequitas) standing left with scales & cornucopiae. Regnal year 1 (A.D. 275/6) 7.3g 20mm Emmett #3971, RCV #11831 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted August 1 · Supporter Share Posted August 1 Nice addition @LONGINUS to your collection. TACITUS Antoninianus. Ticinum mint. Obverse: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: PAX AVGVSTI. Pax standing left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; P in exergue. RIC 150, Cohen 72. Ticinum mint, early-June 276. 3,5 g - 22,5 mm 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted August 1 · Supporter Share Posted August 1 ..mine still has the dirt it was found in....:) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinmaster Posted August 1 · Member Share Posted August 1 (edited) 5 hours ago, LONGINUS said: My acquisition now finds its place in the bottom right corner of my virtual Roman silver tray. Wow, this is great work and congrats with your latest acquisition! Does there exist a template for this very nice virtual tray?! Edited August 1 by Coinmaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Julius Posted August 1 · Member Share Posted August 1 5 hours ago, LONGINUS said: Like a centurion in shining armor, ...my latest acquisition—a gleaming ancient Roman Tacitus antoninianus—arrived. Suddenly, the summer doldrums were no match for the thrill of holding history in my hands, jumpstarting the summer slump my collection has been suffering from as of late. My acquisition now finds its place in the bottom right corner of my virtual Roman silver tray. Oh that graphic is very cool! How’d you keep the resolution so high without the file size being giant? The coin is cool too. I have one very similar but from officina S. I also really like this recent neck beard addition. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor LONGINUS Posted August 2 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted August 2 14 hours ago, Coinmaster said: Wow, this is great work and congrats with your latest acquisition! Does there exist a template for this very nice virtual tray?! Thank you for your kind words @Coinmaster ! I don't really have a template for my virtual coin trays other than just pulling up an old layout and modifying it to fit however many coins I want to display. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted August 2 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted August 2 Nice one @LONGINUS My example of The Neck Beard guy. Whose is more impressive, Gallienus or Tacitus??? My apologies for the lack of info on this coin such as diameter and weight, which I had earlier posted on CT but as you know it is presently still down. IMP C MCL TACITVS AVG LAETITIA AVGG Most of the silvering is intact. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted August 3 · Supporter Share Posted August 3 (edited) @LONGINUS, great to see your latest coin and the end of your summer slump. Your virtual tray is beautiful to see. Here are two favorite coins of Tacitus from Lugdunum (Lyon) and Alexandria. Edited August 3 by Sulla80 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ant Man Posted August 5 · Member Share Posted August 5 Here's my double Ant from Tacitus. I usually only collect Antoninianus but this is such a cool curiosity piece I decided to get one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejas Posted August 5 · Member Share Posted August 5 1 hour ago, The Ant Man said: Here's my double Ant from Tacitus. I usually only collect Antoninianus but this is such a cool curiosity piece I decided to get one. So this is a double Antoninian, i.e. a quadruple denarius? Could you post the weight and size of this coin please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ant Man Posted August 5 · Member Share Posted August 5 18 minutes ago, Tejas said: So this is a double Antoninian, i.e. a quadruple denarius? Could you post the weight and size of this coin please? 22mm, 3.89 grams. This coin has the same size as a antoninianus but has double the silver content. Hence the XI instead of XXI to indicate 10% silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maridvnvm Posted August 5 · Member Share Posted August 5 I have owned a number of double ants. over the years. XI variants The do come with IA in exe too 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter Posted August 5 · Member Share Posted August 5 Heres mine Tacitus.Ric 139 var. This exact coin is on wildwinds 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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