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New Member
United States
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picked these up a while back and realized I hadn't shown them off. nothing rare, but I love them none the less. my 2nd fallen horesman  and a tacitus antoninianus  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice coins, but I particularly like the Tacitus. Very clear and crisp. I too love all my coins. I feel like Golum in Lord of the Rings. They are "my precious".
JW
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2044 Posts |
Those are indeed excellent coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
 United States
32 Posts |
thank you everyone! the tacitus has more detail than the pic shows. (my photo skills are lacking...) I knew the moment I saw it that I "had" to have it. sometimes you just know, right? there's even some silvering still on it!  by far, it moves to one of my favorite coins in my collection. |
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
Both coins are very nice, the Tacitus has excellent details.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
Very nice!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1549 Posts |
I suppose it is just jumping on the bandwagon but I also really like the Tacitus. In addition to being a sharp and clear strike with excellent details it is a nice example of the Serdica mint style used, I believe at the end of his reign. Compare it below (your coin a bit lightened up) to my matching Florian (who succeeded him). The styles, especially the portraits, are very similar. In addition to being pretty, it is educational. I hope you will enjoy having it for many years. It will be hard to improve.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
I especially like the Tacitus! For that coin, I was trying to decipher the mint mark...am I see K H . H . correctly?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4253 Posts |
No, but it's easy to see the "H". It is "KAA". The A's sometimes look like "H". I believe your coin is attributed to:
RIC 195 Tacitus AE Antoninianus. Serdica Mint. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PROVIDEN DEOR, Providentia standing right with two ensigns, facing Sol with raised hand & globe, sometimes star between, KAA in ex.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Thanks for the help...I guess it's just a matter of getting used to the lettering styles, and I'll learn to read the inscriptions. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4253 Posts |
Correct. It's a matter of seeing it over and over again. You know, rote memory kinda thing. The more you look at these ancient jewels the more you will easily recognize them. But even then some of the best make mistakes. This we can see in the mis-attributions all over various web sites and even some of the biggest and best dealers. No harm done if one makes a minor mistake in attributing. It's the bigger mistakes and those mistakes made to mislead that we have to be vigilant about.
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Valued Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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Nice coins :) Like both Tacitus and Florian.
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