Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Claudius II, AE Antoninianus, Cyzicus, R.I.C. 252

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Claudius II
Augustus, 1021 - 1023 A.U.C. (268 – January 270 A.D.)

Coin: AE Antoninianus, commemorating Claudius' victory over the Goths at Nassius in Moesia, which earned him the cognomen "Gothicus".

Obverse: IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing to the right.
Reverse: VICTORIAE GOTHIC, two bound Gothic captives, beneath a trophy.

Weight: 4.96 g
Diameter: 20.5 x 22 x 2 mm
Die axis: 320°
Mint: Cyzicus
Reference: R.I.C. 252

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