Hi all! I was browsing some of CNG's sold lots, and came across this antoninianus of Claudius II. It has the reverse legend P M TR P O PP. Why would it have this? What would it be commemorating, his 0th year in power? I would appreciate any ideas! Thanks!
The P in TR P stands for POtestas - so maybe someone who knew the language but was unfamiliar with how the abbreviations worked, 20 years after they had fallen out of style?
This coin uses the same reverse type die of Gallienus RIC 628, but re-engraved with a different (and erroneous) legend. It was a common practice in this period, the goal was to speeding up the minting of new coins for the recently proclaimed Emperor. By the way, one specimen showed above has another error: PM TR RO PP V-coins picture.
I see no way this is the same die. Type, yes; die, no. Please explain how this is. For a 'common practice' I am unaware of examples of dies being carried over to the point that we have surviving specimens from both rulers. Please show some examples of this. Certainly there were types copied but I really would like to see, for example, a denarius of Septimius Severus that shared a reverse die with one of Pescennius Niger.
