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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3118795, member: 85693&quot;]Speaking of shoddy mint work, how about a Claudius II Gothicus with a Gallienus reverse die?&nbsp; According to some notes I found in Wildwinds, this RIC 63 with Libertas, a scepter and an X in the field uses a Gallienus reverse die.&nbsp; Later Claudius II Libertas issues have a cornucopia, apparently. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll bet if Claudius had lived long enough, he would&#039;ve put the hurt on the Rome mint workers just the way Aurelian did.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]793077[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]793078[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Claudius II Gothicus</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint - Æ Antoninianus </b></p><p><b>(268-270 A.D.)</b></p><p>IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate &amp; cuirassed bust right / LIBERT AVG, Libertas standing left, holding pileus &amp; vertical scepter, X in right field.&nbsp; RIC 63 var.</p><p>(sceptre); cf Sear5 11349.</p><p>(Reverse dies of Gallienus used)</p><p>(2.66 grams / 19 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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