brm_703129 - CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS Antoninien
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Type : Antoninien
Date: 270-271
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,86 g.
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Exemplaire centré. Joli portrait. Faiblesse au revers. Patine gris foncé
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Obverse
Obverse legend : DIVO CLAVDIO.
Obverse description : Tête radiée de Claude II à droite (O).
Obverse translation : “Divo Claudio”, (Au divin Claude).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONSECRATI-O.
Reverse description : Aigle debout de face, tourné à gauche, les ailes déployées, détournant la tête à droite.
Reverse translation : “Consecratio”, (Consécration).
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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