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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8242414, member: 85693"]Very cool coin [USER=105282]@Harry G[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an Claudius II with a similar situation going on, more apparent on the obverse than the reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450917[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Claudius II Æ Antoninianus </b></p><p><b>(268-270 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP C CLAVDIVS [AVG], radiate head right / A[NNON]A AVG, Annona standing left, foot on prow, holding corn ears and cornucopiae. Δ in right field. </p><p><b>Note:</b> doublestruck</p><p>RIC 18 radiate head </p><p>(4.01 grams / 22 x 18 mm)</p><p>eBay Feb. 2020 Lot @ $0.83</p><p><br /></p><p>Radiate crown spikes everywhere! He looks more like a sea urchin than a Roman emperor <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450920[/ATTACH] </p><p>By Didier Descouens - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8379499" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8379499" rel="nofollow">https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8379499</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8242414, member: 85693"]Very cool coin [USER=105282]@Harry G[/USER] Here is an Claudius II with a similar situation going on, more apparent on the obverse than the reverse: [ATTACH=full]1450917[/ATTACH] [B]Claudius II Æ Antoninianus (268-270 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] IMP C CLAVDIVS [AVG], radiate head right / A[NNON]A AVG, Annona standing left, foot on prow, holding corn ears and cornucopiae. Δ in right field. [B]Note:[/B] doublestruck RIC 18 radiate head (4.01 grams / 22 x 18 mm) eBay Feb. 2020 Lot @ $0.83 Radiate crown spikes everywhere! He looks more like a sea urchin than a Roman emperor :oops:: [ATTACH=full]1450920[/ATTACH] By Didier Descouens - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [URL]https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8379499[/URL][/QUOTE]
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