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Claudius II 'Gothicus'
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Claudius
(AD 214 - 268 - 270)

Claudius II 'Gothicus' Victoria Augustus
1. Front 2. Back
Bronze Antoninianus - Æ 14-16 mm - 4 grams - RIC 107 - Die axis 06:00.
1. IMP C[LAVDIVS AVG] (Imperator Claudius Augustus).
Bearded emperor facing right, draped, cuirassed and wearing the radiate crown.
2. [VIC]T[OR]IA AVG (Victoria Augustus - Victory for our Augustus).
Victoria, winged and draped, advancing rightwards, holding wreath in outstretched right arm and holding a palm leaf over her shoulder (at back).
2.b If there the unreadable.
Stephen Minnoch : "There is a scarce coin from Cyzicus which has SPQR in the exe, but to be honest this doesn't fit your coin well enough. If the I in the right field is actually a Gamma this would suggest Rome as mint. So for the moment I keep the I as being a Gamma, and then this coin was probably minted in Rome, Officina 3."

Obv. : Quite worn - Rev. : Quite worn - Rim dented and cut.