Co 732 (Middle Roman antoninianus of Claudius II from Siscia) [permalink]
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
Contributor Notes
2014 (June 4): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2024: JLR revised identification.
Preservation description
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]ṾḌỊṾ[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