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A billon antoninianus of the emperor Claudius II Gothicus with a reverse showing Isis with sistrum and water carrier Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Claudius II Gothicus, 268-270 CE
Mint and Date: Antioch, officina 5, 269-270 CE.
Size and Weight: 20mm x 21mm, 4.4g
Obverse: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse: SALV-S AVG
Isis standing facing, head left, wearing diadem and floral (lotus?) headdress; Situla carried by handle in left hand behind, Sistrum held out in front at shoulder level in right hand.
Exergue: Є
Provenance: Beast Coins (Vcoins), November 2005
Ref: RCV (2005) 11370, RIC V 217
BW Ref: 013 028 061
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