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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 4849750, member: 57495&quot;]Nice group of CIIs, [USER=77226]@Orange Julius[/USER].&nbsp; Interesting puzzle if RIC has it with both P and without, but you can&#039;t find another example.&nbsp; Does the RIC - MER database also have an entry for the one lacking the P?&nbsp; Is it also possible that the mark on yours is missing because of a flat strike around that area?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my favorite Milan mint CII.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1171095[/ATTACH]<b>CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS</b></p><p>AE Antoninianus. 2.98g, 19.8mm. Mediolanum mint, mid AD 269 - spring 270. New RIC V/1 Online temp #58 (<i>this coin cited</i>). O: IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, seen from rear. R: PAX AVGVSTI, Pax running left, holding olive branch and long transverse sceptre; T in exergue. </p><p><i>Ex Finn Johannessen Collection (purchased from Carsley Whetstone &amp; Co, 10 Sep 2003)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>So jealous of that one!</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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