AE antoninianus 268-270 AD of Claudius II Gothicus , Rome, Roman Empire

IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind // VIRTVS AVG. Mars standing left, holding branch and spear, shield at feet. 21mm, 3.53 grams. Rome mint. RIC 109, Cohen 313; cf Sear 11383.

Scarcer type.

Claudius II Gothicus (268–270 CE) was Roman emperor during the turbulent Crisis of the Third Century. A successful military commander, he is best remembered for his decisive victory over the Goths at the Battle of Naissus, which earned him the title Gothicus Maximus. His brief reign ended when he died during an epidemic, probably of plague, and he was succeeded by Quintillus and shortly afterward by Aurelian.

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