RIC V Online 1080* (obverse legend error)

Roman Empire, Claudius II (268-270), Antoninianus, Antioch mint, 4th emission, ? officina.

Obverse: IMP C CAVDIVS AVG (sic), radiate head left;

Reverse: CONS-ER AVG, Serapis standing right, raising right hand and holding transverse sceptre in left hand, facing Isis standing left, holding sistrum in right hand and situla in left hand;

Notes: This coin belongs to the very rare final emission of Claudius II, which consists of eight reverse types all showing a couple of deities together, leading some to speculate that they're meant to represent Zenobia and Vaballathus, and that this issue was struck in the name of Claudius by the Palmyrenes after they had seized Syria in early 270, though the complete absence of officina marks for this issue makes it hard to estabilish a coherent timeline with previous and following issues. Surprisingly, for this emission, the left-facing busts are far more common than the right-facing ones. It's also worth noting that this is the second known coin of this type with an error in the obverse legend, as it says CAVDIVS rather than the correct CLAVDIVS - the other was in the Gysen collection.

Reference : RIC V - (c.f. RIC V 202 - unlisted obverse legend); RIC V Online 1080; Huvelin 1990, 56;

Collection : Claudius II - Antioch