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Message:: [QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2860931, member: 44316"]Here is a bust type which is very unusual on coins of Claudius II (268-270):[ATTACH=full]681232[/ATTACH] Helmeted bust left, with spear and shield. 19-18 mm. 2.78 grams.IMP CLAVDIVS AVGVIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing resting right on shield and holding vertical spearMER-RIC V.I temp 723 (site home: <a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/home" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/home" rel="nofollow">http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/home</a> ) Search page:<a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/search/advanced?tempRIC=&asmSelect0=&Reign=Claudius+II&asmSelect1=&asmSelect2=&asmSelect3=&asmSelect4=&asmSelect5=&asmSelect6=&asmSelect7=&asmSelect8=&asmSelect9=&asmSelect10=&asmSelect11=&BustDescription=helmeted&ReverseDescription=&Note=&Reference=&page=1&mod=result&hpp=20" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/search/advanced?tempRIC=&asmSelect0=&Reign=Claudius+II&asmSelect1=&asmSelect2=&asmSelect3=&asmSelect4=&asmSelect5=&asmSelect6=&asmSelect7=&asmSelect8=&asmSelect9=&asmSelect10=&asmSelect11=&BustDescription=helmeted&ReverseDescription=&Note=&Reference=&page=1&mod=result&hpp=20" rel="nofollow">http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/search/advanced?tempRIC=&asmSelect0=&Reign=Claudius+II&asmSelect1=&asmSelect2=&asmSelect3=&asmSelect4=&asmSelect5=&asmSelect6=&asmSelect7=&asmSelect8=&asmSelect9=&asmSelect10=&asmSelect11=&BustDescription=helmeted&ReverseDescription=&Note=&Reference=&page=1&mod=result&hpp=20</a> None with the helmeted head on vcoins among 797 hits on a search for "Claudius II"None in The Cunetio Treasure among 2114 coins of Claudius II. Helmets are very common on coins of Probus, only a few years later, but not under Claudius II.[/QUOTE]

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