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Aureus - Claudius II Gothicus VIRTVTI AVG

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Claudius II (Marcus Aurelius Claudius) (268-270)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 268-270
Value Aureus (25⁄2)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Gold
Weight 4 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
290345
References RIC V.1# 255
Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1927. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.1. Valerian to Florian (AD 253–276). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.5.cg.255
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Claudius Gothicus, radiate, draped, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C M AVR CLADIVS AVG

Translation:
Imperator, Caesar Marcus Aurelius Claudius Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Claudius, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Trophy between two seated captives.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VIRTVTI AVG

Translation:
Virtuti Augusti.
To the courage of the emperor (Augustus).

Mint

Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, Turkey

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ND (268-270) 

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