E-auction 158-95919 - brm_130732 - CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS Antoninien
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| Estimate : | 50 € |
| Price : | 17 € |
| Maximum bid : | 18 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 April 2016 14:22:30 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Antoninien
Date: mi 269 - fin 269
Date: 269
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 20,00 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 2,93 g.
Officine: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron-gris. Très beau portrait. Faiblesse de frappe à trois heures
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP CLAVDIVS AVG.
Obverse description : Tête radiée de Claude II à droite (O).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Claudius Augustus”, (L’empereur Claude auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VIRTVS AVG -|B.
Reverse description : Virtus (la Vertu) debout de face, regardant à gauche, tenant un bouclier posé au sol de la main droite et une lance de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Virtus Augusti”, (La Virilité de l’auguste).
Historical background
CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS
(09/268-06-08/270)
Claude II is appointed Master of the Cavalry after the defection of Auréolus and is part of the plot which eliminates Gallien. Having promised Auréolus his life after the death of Gallienus, he nevertheless lets his troops massacre him after the surrender of Milan. Claudius II wins a brilliant victory over the Goths at Naissus, in Upper Moesia. Unfortunately, the vanquished spread the plague among the victors and Claude fell victim to it. He is deified after his death and an important restitution coinage is minted by Aurelian first in 270, then by Constantine I, who claimed to be descended from Claudius II, at the beginning of the 4th century..
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