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Claudius II (AD 268-270). AV aureus (21mm, 6.52 gm, 12h). NGC AU 3/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, flan flaw. Mediolanum (Milan). IMP CLAVDIVS P F-AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust of Claudius II left, seen from front, aegis on breastplate, spear in right hand over right shoulder / FELI-C-T-EMPO, Felicitas standing facing, head left, with caduceus in right hand, grounded scepter in left; T in exergue. Calicó -, cf. 3953 (same obverse die). RIC V.I -, cf. 145 (antoninianus, bust radiate). Spectacular unlisted example with an unusually heavy flan. Handsome toning, possibly sea-salvaged.
Ex UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 75 (22 January 2008), lot 1094; The New York Sale XI (11 January 2006), lot 332
Born about AD 214 on the Danube frontier, Marcus Aurelius Valerius Claudius followed the military career adopted by so many of his countrymen and rose to high command in the reign of Gallienus (AD 253-268). During the siege of Milan in mid-AD 268, Gallienus was assassinated and Claudius acclaimed emperor in his place by his fellow officers. The Senate approved Claudius' elevation, but the all-important soldiers proved restive, as Gallienus had treated them well. Claudius was forced to buy them off with a massive bribe of 10 gold aurei apiece. The highest officers likely received payment in the form of gigantic gold medallions of 8 aurei struck at the mint of Milan. These were the largest Roman gold pieces struck to that point, and the reverse made a plea for "harmony in the army" (CONCORDIA EXERCITVS). Once seated in power, Claudius went on to have a brief but momentous reign that proved a turning point in history. In AD 270, he won an annihilating victory over the Goths at Naissus. Claudius was hailed as the savior of his nation and the Senate voted him the title of Gothicus, by which he is still known. But Claudius never lived to enjoy his triumph, for he contracted the plague and died in the summer of AD 270. He was immediately deified and greatly mourned. Despite reigning less than two years, he was so fondly remembered that more than 35 years later, Constantine the Great claimed a family connection to him and struck coins in his honor.
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Estimate: 30000-40000 USD
Claudius II (AD 268-270). AV aureus (21mm, 6.52 gm, 12h). NGC AU 3/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, flan flaw. Mediolanum (Milan). IMP CLAVDIVS P F-AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust of Claudius II left, seen from front, aegis on breastplate, spear in right hand over right shoulder / FELI-C-T-EMPO, Felicitas standing facing, head left, with caduceus in right hand, grounded scepter in left; T in exergue. Calicó -, cf. 3953 (same obverse die). RIC V.I -, cf. 145 (antoninianus, bust radiate). Spectacular unlisted example with an unusually heavy flan. Handsome toning, possibly sea-salvaged.
Ex UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 75 (22 January 2008), lot 1094; The New York Sale XI (11 January 2006), lot 332
Born about AD 214 on the Danube frontier, Marcus Aurelius Valerius Claudius followed the military career adopted by so many of his countrymen and rose to high command in the reign of Gallienus (AD 253-268). During the siege of Milan in mid-AD 268, Gallienus was assassinated and Claudius acclaimed emperor in his place by his fellow officers. The Senate approved Claudius' elevation, but the all-important soldiers proved restive, as Gallienus had treated them well. Claudius was forced to buy them off with a massive bribe of 10 gold aurei apiece. The highest officers likely received payment in the form of gigantic gold medallions of 8 aurei struck at the mint of Milan. These were the largest Roman gold pieces struck to that point, and the reverse made a plea for "harmony in the army" (CONCORDIA EXERCITVS). Once seated in power, Claudius went on to have a brief but momentous reign that proved a turning point in history. In AD 270, he won an annihilating victory over the Goths at Naissus. Claudius was hailed as the savior of his nation and the Senate voted him the title of Gothicus, by which he is still known. But Claudius never lived to enjoy his triumph, for he contracted the plague and died in the summer of AD 270. He was immediately deified and greatly mourned. Despite reigning less than two years, he was so fondly remembered that more than 35 years later, Constantine the Great claimed a family connection to him and struck coins in his honor.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 30000-40000 USD