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United States
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 Claudius II Gothicus - Aequitas Again, seller's image and attribution. This photo is really light. I think it's going to be darker in hand. Also, this is a very uncommon left facing head that I just had to have when I saw it, couldn't resist. lol This is my second Claudius II coin. Again, some history straight from Wikipedia. Quote:
Claudius II (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Claudius Augustus;[1][2] May 10, 213 â€" January 270), commonly known as Claudius Gothicus, was Roman Emperor from 268 to 270. During his reign he fought successfully against the Alamanni and scored a crushing victory against the Goths at the Battle of Naissus. He died after succumbing to a smallpox plague that ravaged the provinces of the Empire.
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He was a great (one of the best of the Roman Times) General....
He did too young to destroy Rome's enemies...
Had he lived a longer life, Rome most likely would have survived longer as an empire
Edited by Windchild
01/04/2013 4:44 pm
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Interesting left facing bust, nice find and nice coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice coin and fun to read all the history that goes with these coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice. I do not own a left facing bust. I wonder if these are rare or rarer than the right facing?
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Left facing heads are rarer than right facing bust portraits. This is the first one I ever saw when I came across it while window shopping. lol
I saw a few at Wildwinds.
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Of the coins I traded away in the last 10 years, this is the one I miss the most. Gallienus / Mercury  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That isn't a bad left facing head Gallienus, again rare as well. Oh well about trading it. I guess it's one of those regrets in coin collecting, right? lol
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Nice coin!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My left facing Elagabalus Tetradrachm is on Wildwinds now...YAY!!
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for the comments coin brothers!
Congratulations, Noob! I don't have any on Wildwinds yet.
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Pillar of the Community
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I just got the coin in along with the others yesterday.  |
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Gil, nice pickup, left facing coins seem more collectable.. |
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Posted 01/04/2013 4:58 pm
