Roman Imperial coin – HCR156159

Obverse

Inscription:

[I]MP C CLAVDIVS AVG

Design:

Bust of Claudius Gothicus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, viewed from rear

Reverse

Inscription:

IOVI STATORI

Design:

Jupiter, nude, standing left, head left, holding long vertical sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Claudius II Gothicus

Person

Claudius II Gothicus

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

268 – 269 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.84

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

Roman Imperial AE III 580

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Francis Douce

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

Issue

Second Series (Normanby) / First Series (MER RIC)

Mint-mark (reverse)

King and Northover (1997), p.143

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 52 var.

Note:

Obverse portrait is cuirassed and draped, not just draped (bust type C, not A)

Reference

Bland, R., Besly, E., Burnett, A. and Moorhead, S. - 2018 - The Cunetio and Normanby hoards : cf. Cunetio 1928; cf. Normanby 596

Note:

Reverse figure appears to have head facing left, not right (variant of reverse type Jupiter 2)

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/261

Note:

Reverse figure appears to have head facing left, not right: engraver's error? See note a) under this type

This specimen

Yes

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.cg.52

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