Roman Imperial coin – HCR156425

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP CLAVDIVS P [F] AVG

Design:

Head of Claudius Gothicus, radiate, right

Reverse

Inscription:

[VICTORIA]E GOTHIC

Design:

Trophy flanked by two captives

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Claudius II Gothicus

Person

Claudius II Gothicus

Mint

Cyzicus

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

270 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.88

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.1

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1940

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, 1940.

Mint-mark (obverse)

-/-//[••] or -/-//-

Issue

Third Series (Schutyser 2005) / Fourth Series (MER RIC)

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 252 var.

Note:

Specimen has no mint-mark; Obverse portrait is an unclothed head, not draped bust (bust type K, not A)

Reference

Schutyser, E. - 2005 - Munten van Claudius II en Quintillus inclusief hun Consecratiemunten : cf. Cyzicus 88-89

Note:

Specimen has uncertain number of pellets below head

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/985

Note:

Specimen is cited below this type, though has uncertain number of pellets below head

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.cg.252

Contributors to this coin record

autouploader, mspencer-brown