Claudius II Gothicus: First of the military Emperors during the crisis of the 3rd Century

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  1. Severus Alexander

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    Great coins & great writeup! Apparently there is some question about whether Claudius actually achieved all that is usually attributed to him. There is a possibility that historians writing under Constantine shifted some victories from Gallienus to Claudius, because Constantine claimed descent from the latter.

    Gallienus:
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    Postumus:
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    Claudius:
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  3. Johnnie Black

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    I just have the one Gallienus to add to the group.
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  4. TJC

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    Great coins everyone! Here is another Claudius II!
    ClaudiusIIVAequitas425O.jpg ClaudiusIIVAequitas425R_edited-1.jpg
     
    TJC, Aug 20, 2017
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  5. dougsmit

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    This is a wonderful coin. Shame on NGC for selling slabs that do not even mention what was on the reverse of such a coin! If you collect these, you probably noticed but NGC customers only care to see AU???
     
    dougsmit, Aug 20, 2017
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  6. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Going through a bulk lot today I found this one. I think it's a reverse die match to the plate coin at MER/RIC!

    Claudius II CONCORD EXER antoninianus.jpg
    Claudius II Gothicus, AD 268-270
    Roman billon antoninianus, 1.95 g, 17.4 mm, 12h
    Mediolanum, third officina, issue 3, spring – c. end of August 270
    Obv: IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG,
    Rev: CONCORD EXER, Concordia standing left, holding standard in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
    Refs: MER/RIC temp 92, RIC 141, Cohen 35; RCV 11322 var. (rev. legend).
     
    Roman Collector, Aug 26, 2017
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  7. Roman Collector

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    A couple more Claudius II Gothicus ants, courtesy of our very own @John Anthony :

    Claudius II GENIVS AVG Antoninianus.JPG
    Claudius II, AD 268-270
    Roman billon antoninianus, 19mm, 3.6g, 12h
    Rome, issue 1, officina 3, c. September 268 – end 269
    Obv: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head right
    Rev: GENIVS AVG, Genius standing left, holding patera over small altar in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; –/Γ//–
    Refs: RIC 45; Cohen 110; MER/RIC temp 192; RCV 11339; Normanby 634; Hunter 13.

    Claudius II SPES PVBLICA Antoninianus.JPG
    Claudius II, AD 268-270
    Roman billon antoninianus, 18mm, 3.8g, 12h
    Milan, issue 1, officina 1, c. September 268 – mid 269
    Obv: IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, Bust right, radiate, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum, seen from rear
    Ref: SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left hand; –/–//P
    Refs: RIC 168; Cohen 284; MER/RIC temp 26; RCV 11374; Normanby 1004; Hunter 26.
     
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