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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
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
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.
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