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Any ideas on id'ing this one?

1.8g, 16mm. Very worn but maybe recognizable?

Thanks!

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Looks like it might be Claudius II Gothicus.
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I think it might be also.
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It is Claudius II Gothicus - CONSECRATIO reverse (flaming altar) minted posthumously.

This coin is often copied by barbarians - in fact, there are more barbaric imitations than there are the real thing. This one appears to be barbaric.
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A common, Unofficial Issue (contemporary imitation struck by Romans on the Rhine-Upper Danube frontiers) of the "CONSECRATIO" issue for Claudius II.

In the style of this example:
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Thank you! to all.

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