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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |Recovery of the Empire| ▸ |Claudius II||View Options:   | | | Claudius II Gothicus was born in Illyricum around 215 A.D. Under Valerian and Gallienus he was recognized as a superb general. After the murder of Gallienus, Claudius Gothicus was proclaimed emperor and preceded to crush the Alemanni tribe who had invaded Roman territory. Soon after an enormous horde of Goths poured into the empire. Against all advice, Claudius confronted the barbarians at Naissus in Upper Moesia. He fought a brilliant battle and annihilated them. Unfortunately for the empire, he died of plague after a reign of only two years. |
RX38370. Billon tetradrachm, Dattari 5407, Milne 4252, Geissen 3045, SRCV III 11414, Emmett 3893, SNG Cop -, choice gVF, bold, weight 10.538 g, maximum diameter 20.9 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, Aug 269 - Aug 270 A.D.; obverse AYT K KΛAYΔIOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse Poseidon standing left, right foot on a dolphin, grain ear in right, trident in left, L - B (year 2) flanking across field; SOLD
Very rare historical type. Refers to Claudius' great victory over the Goths at Naissus in Northern Greece. Against all advice, Claudius confronted the barbarians at Naissus in Upper Moesia. He fought a brilliant battle and annihilated them. Unfortunately for the empire, he died of plague after a reign of only two years.SH18699. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-1 108, VF, weight 2.951 g, maximum diameter 21.6 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 268 - 270 A.D.; obverse IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head right; reverse VICTORIA • G • M, Victory standing left, resting right on shield, palm in left hand, captive at each side; very rare; SOLD
RIC lists numerous reverse types from Cyzicus with this SPQR mint mark: Aequitas, Aesculapius, Fortuna, Minerva, Pax, Providentia, Salus, a soldier, and a trophy of arms; but not Venus. We know of three examples with Venus. All three appear to have been struck with different obverse and reverse dies.RB58210. Billon antoninianus, H.D. Rauch Auction 79, lot 2482; Forum RB34676 (ex Beasley Coll.); cf. RIC V-1 245 (ex blank); Cohen VI 288 (same); Venèra -; Normanby -; Cunetio -, gVF, weight 3.636 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 180o, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, 268 - 270 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AVR CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse VENVS AVG, Venus Victrix standing left, helmet in right, transverse spear in left, shield at feet behind, S P Q R in exergue; very rare; SOLD
Claudius II Gothicus, September 268 - August or September 270 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
Victory or Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings, with one of the most famous being the Winged Victory of Samothrace. Most other winged deities in the Greek pantheon had shed their wings by Classical times. Nike is the goddess of strength, speed, and victory. Nike was a very close acquaintance of Athena and is thought to have stood in Athena's outstretched hand in the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon. Victory or Nike is also one of the most commonly portrayed figures on Greek and Roman coins.RX27299. Billon tetradrachm, Geissen 3043; Dattari 5401; Curtis 1712; Milne 4228; SNG Cop 843; BMC Alexandria p. 301, 2321; Kampmann 104.29; Emmett 3889/2 (R2), aEF, excellent portrait, flow lines, green patina, weight 10.637 g, maximum diameter 22.0 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 269 - 28 Aug 270 A.D.; obverse AVT K KΛAVΔIOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse Nike advancing right, wreath in right hand, palm frond tied with fillet over left shoulder in left hand, L - B (year 2) flanking across fields; SOLD
Claudius II Gothicus, September 268 - August or September 270 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
In 270, the Empire suffered an economic crisis due to usurpations, partition of the empire, invasions, and sackings of the countryside and cities. Agricultural and industrial productions were significantly decreased, and mines went unused. A monetary crisis ensued. Inflation was up to 1,000% in some areas of the empire.RX39427. Billon tetradrachm, Geissen 3029; Dattari 5412; BMC Alexandria p. 303, 2335; Milne 4276, Curtis 1686, SNG Cop 852; Kampmann-Ganschow 104.18; Emmett 3877, Bold aEF, weight 8.715 g, maximum diameter 20.8 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 269 - 28 Aug 270 A.D.; obverse AVT K KΛAV ΔIOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse eagle standing right, head right, wings closed, wreath in beak, transverse palm on left wing, L - B (year 2) flanking across field; SOLD
In Roman religion, every man has a genius, a presiding spirit. In De Die Natali, Censorinus says, from the moment we are born, we live under the guard and tutelage of the genius. Cities, organizations, and peoples also had a genius. On coins, we find inscriptions to the Genius of the Army, of the Senate, of the Roman People, etc. The legend GENIVS AVG dedicates this coin to the Genius of the Augustus (Emperor). Genius' image is of a man with a cloak half covering the shoulders leaving the rest of his body naked, holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a simpulum or a patera in the other.SL89825. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC T228 (6 spec.), Normanby 660, Komin 411, RIC V-1 48, SRCV 11340 var. (Z in field), Hunter IV -, La Venèra -, Cunetio -, Canakkale -, NGC MS, strike 5/5, surface 4/5, silvering (4276559-002), weight 2.86 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 180o, 7th officina, Rome mint, issue 1, c. Sep 268 - end 269; obverse IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from the front; reverse GENIVS EXERCI (genius of the army), Genio standing half left, head left, nude but for kalathos on head and cloak over shoulder, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; from the Martineit Collection of Ancient and World Coins; NGC| Lookup; rare with this bust; SOLD
Claudius II Gothicus, September 268 - August or September 270 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
Poseidon was one of the twelve Olympians, god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses. Poseidon became lord of the sea following the defeat of his father Cronus, when the world was divided by lot among his three sons: Zeus was given the sky, Hades the underworld, and Poseidon the sea, with the Earth and Mount Olympus belonging to all three. Poseidon was protector of seafarers and of many cities, but was also known to be bad-tempered, moody, and vengeful when insulted. He could create springs with a strike of his trident. His Roman equivalent is Neptune.RX92539. Billon tetradrachm, Dattari 5407; Milne 4252; Geissen 3045; BMC Alexandria p. 300, 2307; Kampmann 104.32; Emmett 3893/2 (R1); SNG Cop -, aEF, areas of porosity, weight 10.592 g, maximum diameter 23.0 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 269 - 28 Aug 270 A.D.; obverse AVT K KΛAVΔIOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse Poseidon standing left, nude, stooping, right foot on a dolphin, right arm resting on knee, aphlaston (or narwhal tusk?) sword in right hand, trident vertical behind in left hand, L - B (year 2) flanking across field; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Claudius II Gothicus, September 268 - August or September 270 A.D., Commemorative Issued by Constantine the Great
The reverse legend translates, "The rest and retirement of the best and most meritorious [emperors]," referring to the dead and deified emperors Claudius II Gothicus, Maximian and Constantius I. Constantine struck commemoratives with this reverse for each of those emperors, with whom he had familial connections.RL65434. Billon half follis, RIC VII Thessalonica 26, Cohen VI 245, SRCV IV 16399, Hunter V -, Choice EF, weight 1.638 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 225o, 5th officina, Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, 317 - 318 A.D.; obverse DIVO CLAVDIO OPTIMO IMP, laureate and veiled head right; reverse REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERITORVM (retirement most deserved), emperor seated left on curule chair, raising right hand, short scepter downward in left, TSE in exergue; rare; SOLD
This coin is dedicated to the goddess Fides for her good quality of preserving the public peace by keeping the army true to its allegiance.RA71410. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC T57 (277 spec.), RIC V-1 149, Hunter IV 54, Normanby 1025, Venèra 9251-9277, Cunetio 2259, Colonne 451, SRCV III 11335, Cohen VI 88, EF/gVF, superb portrait, minor edge cracks, some porosity and flatness on reverse, weight 5.863 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Mediolanum (Milan, Italy) mint, 2nd-3rd issue, mid 269 - spring 270 A.D.; obverse IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse FIDES MILIT (the loyalty of the soldiers), Fides standing slightly left, holding two flanking standards, one in each hand, S in exergue; SOLD
A. Markl, "Mints and Issues of Claudius Gothicus" in Num. Zeitschrift 16, 1884, notes (in German) that Antioch and Rome share the same officina marks and some of the same reverse types, but the coins are usually easily separated. Antioch always has obverse legend IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG and officina letter in the exergue, whereas Rome-mint coins with letters in exergue only began in issue 3 with shortened obverse legend IMP CLAVDIVS AVG. Rome, and only Rome, usually writes IIIIIP for IMP in obverse legend. IVI for the M is common for Antioch. Finally, Antioch coins are usually on nicely rounded flans and are struck in better billon than the antoniniani of other mints, and are also found more often with an intact silver coating.RB11797. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC T1061 (24 spec.), RIC V-1 225L, Komin 1271, Amasya 2344-2347, Huvelin 1990 44, Hunter IV 84 var. (pellet in ex.), SRCV III 11386 var. (bust), Choice EF, sharp, with full circle centering on both obverse and reverse, weight 4.610 g, maximum diameter 22.4 mm, die axis 0o, 6th officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, issue 3, c. early - mid 270; obverse IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head left; reverse VIRTVS AVG (the valor of the Emperor), Minerva standing half right, head right, draped, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, spear vertical with point up in right hand, resting left hand on grounded oval shield, nothing in exergue; SOLD
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