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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 2260905, member: 56653&quot;]I get the feeling that I&#039;m boring most of you with my Gothicus SPQR obsession, but regardless, this is the guy I&#039;m spending my lunch break with, courtesy of the wife:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]448843[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b> CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS AE18x23mm 3.25g Antoninian (F+, patina, obverse and reverse partial double strike)</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>AV: IMP C M AVR CLAVDIVS AVG; radiate, with traces of drapery to front and rear of truncation head r. beneath bust.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: VICTORIAE GOTHIC; Trophy of arms (helmet l.); on each side, a bound and std. captive in oriental dress.</p><p><br /></p><p>EXE: SPQR</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC V-1 251 var. (bust type and no officina mark), <b><a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/929" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/929" rel="nofollow">RIC Temp #929</a>, very rare, 1 other spec recorded</b> in the F. Johannessen collection, <b>different obverse die, 1st phase at Cyzicus mint, mid - end 269AD.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This type started being minted soon after the mint from Smyrna moved to Cyzicus and employs the specifics of Smyrna like the bust design, the early obv. legend and the overall good style, <b>although the lettering and spacing are starting to show characteristics more in tune with the later Cyzicus Phase 2</b>. Small traces of a double strike on both obverse and reverse, no sign of officina marks, <b>making this probably one of the earlier issues of this phase.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>This spec is important as it shows an early example of a (still) subtle departure from the Smyrna style.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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