Unlisted? Claudius II FIDES EXERCITI

[Finn235]

Got this in a mixed lot recently; not on Wildwinds, not on Romancoin.info  spreadsheet, can't find a match anywhere else.

Claudius II AE Antoninianus
... (CL)AVDIVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right
(FID)ES EXERCITI, Fides standing left, holding vertical standard and traneverse standard.
Would be RIC 36, but reverse legend is FIDES EXERCI or EXERC on all Claudius II coins of this type.

Any insights appreciated!

[SC]

I can't find any trace of it either.

That reverse does not appear to have been used by Gallienus or Aurelian so a mule is unlikely. 

Gallienus used that legend but with Mars walking right, and Quintillus used it with Fides holding two vertical standards but on a gold aureus.

Nice find.

SC

[Joe Sermarini]

The best reference for Claudius II is online: MER-RIC - http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/home

Using the search at http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/search/advanced there were no results for Claudius II with a FIDES EXERCITI reverse legend. It is apparently unpublished.

In addition to gold aurei, Quintillus struck antoniniani with FIDES EXERCITI and Fides holding two vertical standards (using the same reverse die as the aureus), MER-RIC temp 1114.

[Finn235]

Thanks both for the confirmation - and a very good database, Joe.

Next step I suppose... where to go to add this one to the body of knowledge?

[Joe Sermarini]

Definitely send it to MER-RIC.  I have sent corrections and new examples but I have not yet looked for how to send a new type.

[curtislclay]

I suggest submitting the coin under the known type with EXERC/EXERCI, where the authors will certainly find it and can decide how to incorporate it into their catalogue.