- Co 392 (Middle Roman antoninianus in the name of the deified Claudius II from Milan) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 270
- Not before (date)
- 270
- Comment
- JLR: Upon his death in early AD 270 at Sirmium, the Roman Senate immediately recognized the emperor as Divus Claudius. Imperial authority: Quintillus or Aurelian?
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC V.1 Claudius II 261, p. 233
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF+. Large chips broken from edge; minute pitting; one crater on obverse lower center. Thin, intermittent film of white and pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, pp. 32, 85, no. 326 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Antoninianus
- Numismatic Authority
- Claudius II Gothicus (268-270)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 24.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Milan
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 3.42
- Obverse Description
- Radiate and draped bust of emperor to right; within thin dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D[I]VO CLAVDIO
- Reverse Description
- Altar enclosure with flight of steps and two, paneled doors, smoke rising up from within; within thin dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- CONS-ECRA-[TIO]; below, Q
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Billon (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Religious Symbol or Object (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 392 (Middle Roman antoninianus in the name of the deified Claudius II from Milan).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0392>
