I was going to post it when it arrived but found that I couldn't hold my excitement any longer! I'm not a serious collector of this era (although I randomly dabble from time to time), but because of my interest in the Gothic peoples I just had to have this VICTORIAE GOTHIC type of Claudius II. This coin type commemorates the Roman victory over a large contingent of Goths; this victory is why Claudius II earned the title "Gothicus".
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The Battle of Naissus (268 or 269 AD) was the defeat of a Gothic coalition by the Roman Empire under Emperor Gallienus (or Claudius II) near Naissus (Niš in present-day Serbia). The events around the invasion and the battle are an important part of the history of the Crisis of the Third Century.
The result was a great Roman victory which, combined with the effective pursuit of the invaders in the aftermath of the battle and the energetic efforts of the Emperor Aurelian, largely removed the threat from Germanic tribes in the Balkan frontier for the following decades.
It says Gallienus also since its been put forth that it was actually him that fought in the battle but most historians today concede to Claudius II this major victory:
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but modern scholarship usually attributes the final victory to Claudius II.
Source for the quotes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Naissus
This reverse is pretty ironic when you think about the fortunes of the Goths around a couple of centuries later.
Posted 11/14/2014 11:24 pm
