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Claudius II Gothicus (268-270)
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Claudius II
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Claudius II, Antoninianus, 268-270, Rome
IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG
Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
ADVENTVS AVG
Emperor riding left, raising right hand, scepter in left
21mm x 23mm, 2.68g
RIC V, Part I, 13v ...
Little, it seems, is know of the early life of the Emperor Claudius II. It isn't even clear exactly where he was born or whom his parents were. He may have been from the area of modern day Serbia, possibly Sirmium.
Claudius II, AD 268-270
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome XIII" (2002) fixed-price list in French, lots 1-365 (plus 75 more RI)
Many common types thoroughly described in French.
Aurelian, AD 270-275 ...
Claudius II Gothicus c.268 AD
AE Antoninianus - Milan
IMP CLAVDIVS PF AVG / VIRTVS AVG P ...
Claudius II
- Milne 4195
Claudius II Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria. AVT K KLA-VDIOC CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / bust of Selene right, LA to left.
Text ...
The dark days of the 260s were followed by a period of partial recovery, intitiated by Claudius II Gothicus (A.D. 268-270). The improvement was maintained and given further impetus by the vigorous action of Aurelian (A.D. 270-275).
Quasi-autonomous and Colonial, Augustus to Claudius II. Inscr., COL. CAES., COL. CAES. ANTIOCH., COLON. ANTIOCH., ANTIOCHIA COLONIA CAESARIA. Types—Mên (MENSIS; bust with crescent, or figure holding trophy-bearing Nike with l.
Our early example here even bears a portrait that looks a bit like Claudius II. Struck at the mint of Mediolanum (Milan) it is crudely struck on a small flan reminding one a great deal of the coins from this same mint from the .
250], who according to his son Constantine was a Dardanian nobleman and descendant of Claudius II, had a successful military career and married Maximian's step-daughter Theodora.
The next most frequent are those of Claudius II Marcus Aurelius Claudius Gothicus, more often referred to as Claudius II, ruled the Roman Empire for less than two years (268 - 270), but during that brief time, ...
Valerian I, Gallienus, Vallerian II, and Salonina, Mariniana, Gallienus (joint), Gallienus and Salonina, Gallienus and Saloninus, Salonina (joint), Valerian II, Saloninus, Quintus Julius Gallienus, Gallienus (Sole), Salonina (sole), Claudius II ...
Obv: AVT K KΛAVÎ"IOC CEB
Claudius II's laurate and draped bust right.
Rev: L A (= year 1 or AD 268)
Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, looking back, wreath in beak
(Emmett 3878 / SGI 4743) ...
 See also: Claudius, Coin, Caesar, Silver, Reverse
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