Antoninianus – Claudius II Gothicus (CONSECRATIO; Barbarous radiate) Uncertain barbarous city

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Antoninianus - Claudius II Gothicus (CONSECRATIO; Barbarous radiate)

Issuer Uncertain barbarous city

Type Standard circulation coins

Obverse

Radiate bust of Claudius II right, crude inscriptions

Reverse

Funeral pyre

Lettering: IIII

Basic Information

Category Coin

Technique Hammered

Orientation variable

Demonetization Yes

Face Value Antoninianus

References

RIC V.1 #256

Physical Characteristics

Composition Bronze

Weight 0.6 g

Size 9 mm

Shape Round (irregular)

Technical Details

Reverse Lettering

IIII

Comments

Found in Britain. A barbarous imitation based on an official issue from Gall. British barbarous radiates were apparently produced between the reigns of Victorinus (268AD) and c274AD, when the Gallic Empire was reincorporated into the Roman Empire and Aurelian banned such small barbarous issues.