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Medallion (8 aurei) with bust of Claudius II Gothicus

Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 268
Mint: Mediolanum

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Diameter: 37.5 mm. Weight: 38.85 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1987.491
ClassificationsNumismaticsMedallions

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, cuirassed bust of Claudius Gothicus, head right, aegis on left shoulder, warrior on horseback defeating enemies on breastplate.
IMP.C.M.AVRL.CLAVDIVS.P.F.AVG.
Reverse: Concordia stands, head right, standard topped by bird in each hand.
CONCORD IA.EX ERCITVS.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Atlantis Antiquities, 40 East 69th Street, New York 10021; October 28, 1987: purchased by MFA from Atlantis Antiquities