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Claudius II
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DIVO CLAVDIO, radiate head right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing left, head right.
RIC 266, Cohen 43; Sear 11459.
*Claudius Gothicus or Claudius II, the first of the soldier-emperors, ruled for less than two years (268–270 AD). His destruction of the Gothic cavalry earned him the name of Gothicus. He died of smallpox in January 270 and was deified by his brother Quintillus who succeeded him for a short time.
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