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LOT 2987
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Rome mint; struck AD 270. 7th officina. IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head to right / FORTVNA REDV[X], Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder with right and cornucopia with left hand; Z in right field. RIC V.1, 41; MER-RIC 496 (temporary). Near Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 8h; double struck.(3.65gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Literature
RIC V.1, 41; MER-RIC 496 (temporary).
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