Details
LOT 2989
Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 270.
Rome mint. Struck AD 270-271. [DIVO C]LAVDIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATI[O], altar with flame above, divided in four squares with pellets. RIC V.1, 261; MER-RIC 1275 (temporary). Extremely Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.(2.94 gr, 19 mm, 5h.).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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