M. Claudius Tacitus was proclaimed emperor in AD 275. The elderly senator reluctantly accepted the throne and with the aid of his half-brother, Florian, repelled a Gothic invasion. However, after his reign of only six months Tacitus, on his return to Rome, was murdered by mutinous troops.

Obv. Tacitus radiate bust right, IMP. C. M. CL. TACITVS AVG.
Rev. Fides standing, holding two standards, FIDES MILITVM.