Title
Coin: antoninianus of Claudius II
Date
268-270 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Third Century
Discovery Site: Minted in the 2nd officina of the mint in Mediolanum (Milan), Italy
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Collection: Blockley Collection
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: billon; struck from obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 18 to 21 mm in diameter, 3.356 grams
Description
Obverse legend: IMP(erator) CLAVDIVS P(ius) F(elix) AVG(ustus), translation: The Imperator Claudius dutiful and successful; radiate, draped and cuirassed right facing bust of Claudius II (also known as Claudius Gothicus). Reverse legend: FIDES MILIT(um), translation: The loyalty of the army; Fides standing facing, head left, holding legionary standard in each hand; mint mark in exergue: S. RIC V, p. 223, no. 149
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 986.1.20
Record: UO-MCA-986-1-20
Source
Cataloguer: Sara Didi Hassane, University of Ottawa
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee