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Divus Claudius II Gothicus. Died AD 270. Æ Fractional Follis (16mm, 1.63 g, 12h). Thessalonica mint, 4th offcina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 317-318. DIVO CLAVDIO OPTIMO IMP, laureate and veiled head right / REQVIES OPTIM-ORVM MERITORVM, Divus Claudius seated left on curule chair, raising hand and holding scepter; •TS•Δ•. RIC VII 26 (R5). EF, dark green patina, some scratches in reverse field.
From the Finn Johannessen Collection, purchased from Alex Stanichev, 14 October 2005.
As the Tetrarchy fell apart, Constantine began to publicly assert that he was descended from Claudius Gothicus. This illustrious ancestry formed the basis for Constantine's claim to have the right to rule over an undivided empire.
From the Finn Johannessen Collection, purchased from Alex Stanichev, 14 October 2005.
As the Tetrarchy fell apart, Constantine began to publicly assert that he was descended from Claudius Gothicus. This illustrious ancestry formed the basis for Constantine's claim to have the right to rule over an undivided empire.