Co 732 (Middle Roman antoninianus of Claudius II from Siscia) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

270

Not before (date)

268

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC V.1 Claudius Gothicus 186, p. 226

Preservation comment

Wear: P. Flan chipped on two edges, reducing total weight and diameter considerably; extensive, slight pitting with minor gouging or cracking on obverse and minor flaking on reverse.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 59, no. 848 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Antoninianus

Numismatic Authority

Claudius II Gothicus (268-270)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

15.0

Numismatic Mint

Siscia

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.2

Obverse Description

Radiate and cuirassed bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

[IMP CLA]VDIV[S AVG]

Reverse Description

Pax standing left, holding transverse scepter in left hand and palm branch in upraised right hand

Reverse Inscription

[PA]X - [AVG]; in right field, II (traces)

Belongs to Historical Period

Middle Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Eirene/Pax (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph