E-auction 10-2279 - brm_115763 - CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS Antoninien
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| Estimate : | 125 € |
| Price : | 46 € |
| Maximum bid : | 60 € |
| End of the sale : | 17 June 2013 17:28:00 |
| bidders : | 7 bidders |
Type : Antoninien
Date: fin 270
Date: 270
Mint name / Town : Siscia
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 20,50 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,00 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Flan large, irrégulier et éclaté à 6 heures. Très beau portrait. Jolie patine vert foncé avec des reflets métalliques. Revers de haut relief
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : DIVO CLAVDIO.
Obverse description : Tête radiée du Divin Claude II à droite (O).
Obverse translation : “Divo Claudio”, (Au divin Claude).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONSECRATIO// S.
Reverse description : Autel allumé et décoré de quatre caissons.
Reverse translation : “Consecratio”, (Consécration).
Commentary
Trace de frappe incuse au revers. Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare pour la deuxième officine que le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Historical background
CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS
(+270)
Consecration of Aurelian
Claudius II the Gothic died in Sirmium in 270. He was deified by Aurélien who succeeded him, opposing Quintille, brother of Claudius II, who was quickly eliminated. Half a century later, Constantine I will link his filiation to Claudius II the Gothic. He claims that his grandmother is a daughter or niece of the Emperor who was carried off by the plague..
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