408, Lot: 539. Estimate $200. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Claudius II Gothicus. AD 268-270. Lot of ten (10) Antoniniani. Includes the following:

1) MILAN. Diana holding long torch; –/–//P. RIC Online 72 (this coin cited). Scarce.

2) ROME. Annona with foot on prow, holding grain ears and cornucopia; –/–//–. RIC Online 111 (this coin cited). Extremely rare.

3) Aequitas holding scales and cornucopia; –/–//–. RIC Online 223.

4) Mars holding spear and trophy; –/–//–. RIC Online 244 (this coin cited).

5) Jupiter holding thunderbolt and scepter; –/–//–. RIC Online 251 (this coin cited).

6) SISCIA. Fortuna holding rudder and cornucopia; –/S//–. RIC Online 577 (this coin cited). Extremely rare.

7) Spes holding flower and lifting skirt; II/–//–. RIC Online 684 (this coin cited).

8) SMYRNA. Salus feeding serpent from patera; –/–//SPQR. RIC Online 858.

9) CYZICUS. Felicitas holding caduceus and cornucopia; M/C//–. RIC Online 880 (this coin cited).

10) ANTIOCH. Neptune holding dolphin and trident; –/–//–. RIC Online 1044 (this coin cited).

Fine to Good VF, some roughness.

The sixth coin was published by the collector in: Finn Johannessen, “Just my Claudius II Ant’s worth,” The Celator vol. 16, no. 10 (October 2002), pl. 30, fig. 7.

The ninth coin is published in: J. Mairat, “L’ouverture de l’atelier impérial de Cyzique sous le règne de Claude II le Gothique',” RN 163 (2007), 17/6, illustrated on pl. L.