Hey guys, got this one off of ebay and was wondering if you guys could tell me anything about it...there wasn't anything about it in the description but pictures, and I'm fairly certain the seller is trustworthy and has sold lots of items without complaint, so tell me what you think!
Its a bronze antoninianus of Claudius II. I can't tell what the reverse type is. Can you get a better pic of the reverse?
awesome! I don't know if this picture is any better, but maybe you can figure out what it is! thanks so much!!
maybe it's this one?? Claudius II Gothicus, September 268 - August or September 270 A.D., Commemorative issued by Quintillus or Aurelian http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ca...0&fld=http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins/ it looks like the clearest thing there near the rim is a plume of some sort...
The reverse of that coin (especially at the base) is pretty distinctive and shouldn't be so hard to find but it's giving me a fit. Try here. Maybe you will have better luck than me. http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/claudius_II/t.html
Looks like draped legs with feet, with an arm holding something up. Also looks like the last two letters are UG (looks like a C but probably a G) So while I cannot ID it exactly, I think it probably COULD be identified if any of the upper portion of the female form on the reverse can be seen in hand or under magnification. IMO its probably (something) AVG on the reverse with a woman holding something up standing face forward... so it might be a PAX AVG or AEQVITAS AVG or LAETITIA AVG or maybe a standing victory. VERY hard to tell but it is certainly a female on the back with draped legs standing facing foward with at least one arm raised holding something.
That's incredible, I never would have seen that. I'm still looking for what it could be, but no luck yet = \ Diocletian, that site isn't working for me for some reason. It's just a blank page.
