brm_170000 - CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS Minimi
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Type : Minimi
Date: après
Date: 271
Mint name / Town : Irregular mint
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 1,08 g.
Coments on the condition:
Flan large et très fin. Usure régulière. Patine vert foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : [DIVO] CLAVDIO.
Obverse description : Tête radiée du Divin Claude II à droite (O).
Obverse translation : “Divo Claudio”, (Au Divin Claude).
Reverse
Reverse legend : [CONSECRA]TIO.
Reverse description : Aigle debout.
Reverse translation : “Consecratio”, (Consécration).
Historical background
CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS
(+270)
Consecration of Aurelian
Claudius II the Gothic died in Sirmium in 270. He was deified by Aurélien who succeeded him, opposing Quintille, brother of Claudius II, who was quickly eliminated. Half a century later, Constantine I will link his filiation to Claudius II the Gothic. He claims that his grandmother is a daughter or niece of the Emperor who was carried off by the plague..
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