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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Postumus14, post: 2938847, member: 90345&quot;]I will attach dealer photos because, frankly, they are better than anything I have tried.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin type is from the earliest issues of Antioch for Claudius II.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; IMP C MAVR CLAVDIVS AVG</p><p>Reverse: DIANAE VICTR</p><p><br /></p><p>The very first scarce issue includes PF in the obverse legend and is only known for limited types and examples.</p><p>This is from the equally scarce second phase (no PF).</p><p>There are no recorded examples of this reverse type for this early issue, although its existence fits within the known issue types for early Claudius at Antioch.</p><p>The obverse bust is very much the dearly departed Gallienus, so the die cutters did not yet know how to portray the new emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]715399[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]715400[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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