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A billon antoninianus of the emperor Claudius II Gothicus with a reverse showing Neptune. Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Claudius II Gothicus, 268-270 CE
Mint and Date: Antioch, 1st issue, end 268 to early 269 CE. Officina 1.
Size and Weight: 20mm, 3.26g
Obverse: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse: NEPTV-N AVG
Neptune standing facing, head left, right hand holding dolphin in front, tall trident in left hand behind. Dolphin has a tri-forked tail and is spouting.
Exergue: A
Provenance: parvaneh81 (eBay), November 2008
Ref: RCV (2005) 11353, RIC V 214.
BW Ref: 035 039 133
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