Claudius II Antoninianus using Gallienus Reverse Dies?

Just got a batch of radiates, three of which were Claudius II Gothicus. After I started digging around to figure them out when I found that one of them with a LIBERT AVG reverse apparently used dies from an issue of Gallienus. Here is the Wildwinds citation:

Claudius II AE Antoninianus. Rome. 269 AD.

Obv: IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right.

Rev: LIBERT AVG, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and

vertical sceptre. X in right field.

RIC V-1, 63 var (sceptre); cf Sear5 11349.

Note: On Claudius II coins, Libertas is usually depicted holding a pileus and a cornucopiae. However, as other examples of Claudius II's coinage show, at the beginning of his reign, reverse dies of Gallienus were used to speed up the issue of the new coinage. This coin is one such example.

I found another example on Time Line Auctions:

Claudius II 'Libertas' Antoninianus 018740

Excessively Rare. Reverse of Gallienus. Claudius II 'Libertas' Antoninianus
Bronze, 1.87 grams, 18.50 mm. Rome. 269 AD. Obverse: IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: LIBERT AVG, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and vertical sceptre. RIC V-1, 63 var (sceptre); cf Sear5 11349. Note: On Claudius II coins, Libertas is usually depicted holding a pileus and a cornucopiae. However, as other examples of Claudius II's coinage show, at the beginning of his reign, reverse dies of Gallienus were used to speed up the issue of the new coinage. This coin is probably one such example (Gallienus Göbl 472f). Good very fine. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com

£70.00

I'm very inexperienced with the Claudius II issues, but I found this interesting - and I'm always excited by "excessively rare" - new Cadillac, here I come! (Just kidding.)

Is this as interesting or is this common knowledge? Thought I'd throw it out there. Here is mine:

 

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Very nice!!

Still one of my favorites...with the 'Gothico' legend....

 

Nice portrait @Marsyas Mike

 

There's not a lot of consistency in Claudius II's portraits. I think he looks like Jed Clampett here:

 

Well I certainly didn't know about it... very interesting!!