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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 2020828, member: 44210&quot;]I was going to post it when it arrived but found that I couldn&#039;t hold my excitement any longer! I&#039;m not a serious collector of the 3rd century AD (although I randomly dabble from time to time), but because of my interest in the Gothic peoples I was on the lookout for a nice VICTORIAE GOTHIC type of Claudius II, and managed to get this example. This coin type commemorates the Roman victory over a large contingent of Goths; this victory is why Claudius II earned the title &quot;Gothicus&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;It says Gallienus also since its been put forth that it was actually him that fought in the battle but most historians today concede to Claudius II this major victory: Source for the quotes: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Naissus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Naissus" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Naissus</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Naissus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Naissus" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/claudiusgothicus_zps2d303d9c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>This reverse is pretty ironic when you think about the fortunes of the Goths around a couple of centuries later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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