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Antoninianus - Claudius II Gothicus CONSECRATIO, Barbarous radiate
| Issuer | Uncertain barbarous city |
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| Year | 270-274 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC V.1#256 |
| Obverse description | Crude barbarous imitation of a radiate bust of the deified Claudius II Gothicus, facing right. The effigy retains a vestigial radiate crown, rendered with summary, degenerate workmanship characteristic of unofficial provincial copying. The surrounding legend is a debased and largely illegible imitation of the CONSECRATIO-type obverse inscription, reduced to meaningless strokes and pseudo-lettering. The flan is small and irregular, struck on a roughly prepared bronze planchet with uneven surfaces. The overall style reflects the work of an unskilled unofficial die-cutter copying official posthumous issues of Claudius II. |
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| Obverse lettering | Degenerate and often illegible imitation of DIVO CLAVDIO OPTIMO IMP |
| Reverse description | Crude barbarous imitation of the CONSECRATIO reverse type, depicting a schematic altar or funeral pyre, rendered in highly degenerate style with little regard for the original prototype. The central design element is reduced to a series of rough vertical and diagonal strokes suggesting the pyre construction. The surrounding field bears pseudo-epigraphic marks rather than a legible legend, with the inscription deteriorated to isolated strokes. The flan is small, thin, and irregularly shaped, consistent with unofficial barbarous radiate production. The overall execution is extremely crude, reflecting the lowest register of imitative coinage produced after the death of Claudius II. |
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