Roman Imperial coin – HCR156396

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C CLAVDIVS

Design:

Bust of Claudius Gothicus, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

Inscription:

FELIC [A]VG

Design:

Felicitas, veiled, draped, standing right, holding baton in right hand, wheel resting against left leg, facing Fortuna, wearing modius, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on ground in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Claudius II Gothicus

Person

Claudius II Gothicus

Mint

Antioch

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

270 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.04

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.6

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1940

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, 1940.

Issue

Third Series, Second Part (Schutyser 2005) / Fourth Series (MER RIC)

Metal Analysis

King and Northover (1997), p.147

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 206 var.

Note:

Obverse portrait is draped on left shoulder, not just an unclothed head

Reference

Schutyser, E. - 2005 - Munten van Claudius II en Quintillus inclusief hun Consecratiemunten : cf. Antiochia 89

Note:

Obverse portrait is draped on left shoulder and facing right, not cuirassed and facing left (bust type A3, not B1l)

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1084

This specimen

Yes

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.cg.206

Contributors to this coin record

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