Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Antoninianus - Claudius II Gothicus CONSECRATIO; Barbarous imitation
| Issuer | Uncertain barbarous mint |
|---|---|
| Year | |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A schematically rendered altar with flames rising from the top, depicted in a crude, angular style typical of barbarous imitations of the CONSECRATIO type issued following the deification of Claudius II. The altar is rendered as a rectangular structure with decorative panelling suggested by incised lines and pellet ornaments on the body. Flames or branches are visible flanking or surmounting the altar top. A surrounding legend in debased, largely illegible pseudo-Latin imitates the CONSECRATIO inscription of the prototype. The overall execution reflects significant degradation from the official Roman prototype. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Barbarous imitations of Claudius II's CONSECRATIO issues flooded the northwestern provinces after his death in 270 AD, produced by unofficial mints — likely in Britain and northern Gaul — to plug a catastrophic coinage shortage. The official series itself was extraordinary in scale: the Roman mints struck consecratio types in such enormous quantities to honor the deified Claudius that they effectively invited copying, providing imitators with a widely recognized and politically safe prototype.
At 0.81g, this piece sits well below even the debased official antoniniani of the period, suggesting multiple generations of reduction as imitators copied copies.