A.K.Collection: Coin ID E10 from Lot no. 812

   

Claudius II Gothicus AD 268-270. Antoninianus (BI; 21-22mm; 3.46g; 1h) Rome, 1st issue, 5th officina, ca Sept 268-end 269. IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Claudius Gothicus to right, seen from the back. Rev. CORC-ON EX-ERCI Fides standing left, holding vertical standard in right hand and transverse standard in left. Extremely rare. With the amusing die engraver’s error of CORCON for CONCOR.
C. 34var; mt 10/2009 p. 130 and p. 131 pl. 4 (this coin illustrated); RIC V, I p. 26var; RIC online (temp.) – cf. 136var
From the stock of M. Pfefferle, Dornstetten 2004.