Nummus - Claudius II REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERITORVM; Siscia
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Constantine I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) (306-337)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 270 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 1.56 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 449495 |
| References | RIC VII# 43 Patrick Magnus Bruun; 1966. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 7. Constantine I – Licinius (AD 313–337). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.7.sis.43Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Series: Consecration
Obverse
Head of Claudius II Gothicus, veiled, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DIVO CLAVDIO OPTIMO IMP
Unabridged legend: Divo Claudio Optimo Imperator.
Translation: To the divine Claudius II, the greatest emperor.
Reverse
Claudius II Gothicus, veiled, draped, seated left in curule chair, raising right hand and holding sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: REQVIES OPTIMO-RVM MERITORVM
Unabridged legend: Requies Optimorum Meritorum.
Translation: Retirement most deserved.
Mint
| SIS | Siscia, modern-day Sisak, Croatia |
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