194624. Sold For $37500  
 
CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS. 268-270 AD. AV 8 Aurei 
Medallion (36mm, 38.32 gm). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 
Struck circa 269 AD. 

IMP C M AVRL CLAVDIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed 
bust right, aegis on left shoulder; cuirass decorated 
with griffin right flanking head of Medusa
CONCORD-IA EX-ERCITVS, Concordia standing facing, head 
right, knee bent, holding legionary aquilae. 


Cf. RIC V 1 (6 aurei medallion); Lafaurie, RN 1958, 11; Huvelin and Lafaurie, "Trésor d'un Navire Romain Trouvé 
en Méditerranée Nouvelles Découvertes," RN 1980, 25
(same dies); Gnecchi pg. 9, 1. Choice VF. Very rare. 

RIC 1 var

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