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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 8027999, member: 83845&quot;]Excellent coin and write up [USER=116315]@Claudius_Gothicus[/USER] .&nbsp; Your level of study into your coins is a great thing to see.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it interesting that the emperors didn’t choose to celebrate their association with the consulship on their bust types until the title was long since empty.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a coin of Claudius Gothicus...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1391219[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Claudius II Gothicus (AD 268-270)</font></p><p><font size="3">BI Antoninianus, Cyzicus mint</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: IMP C M AVR CLAVDIVS AVG; Radiate, draped bust right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: FORTVNA REDVX; Fortuna standing left holding rudder and cornucopia</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: RIC V:I 233 var. (Bust right not in RIC)</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex JAZ Numismatics</font></p><p><br /></p><p>...and, because I never get tired of showing it, here is a coin with a consul... doing consul things.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1391220[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic</font></p><p><font size="3">M. Junius Brutus</font></p><p><font size="3">AR Denarius, Rome mint, struck 54 BC</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 20.5 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 3.56 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: LIBERTAS; Head of Liberty right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: BRVTVS; Consul L. Junius Brutus walking left between two lictors, each carrying fasces over shoulder, preceded by accensus</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: Crawford 433/1, Sydenham 906, Sear 397</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Ex Michael Kelly Collection</i></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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