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A billon antoninianus of the emperor Claudius II Gothicus with a reverse showing Spes Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Claudius II Gothicus, 268-270 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 269 CE.
Size and Weight: 21mm x 19mm, 3.16g
Obverse: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: SPES PVBLICA
Spes advancing left. holding out a flower and raising the hem of her skirt.
Exergue: (off flan, would be P)
Ref: RCV (2005) 11374, RIC 168
BW Ref: 001 027 007
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