RIC V Online 1024

Roman Empire, Claudius II (268-270), Antoninianus, Antioch mint, 1st emission, 5th officina.

Obverse: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind;

Reverse: SALV-S AVG, Isis standing left, holding sistrum in right hand and situla in left hand, ∈ in exergue;

Notes: The coins with SALVS AVG and CONSER AVG are the only appearances of Isis on the Imperial coinage of the period, and are both associated with the protection of the Emperor; Apollo, with his SALVS AVG antoniniani, is also seen in the same protective light at Antioch.

Referencia : RIC V 217; RIC V Online 1024; Huvelin 1990, 10;

Colección : Claudius II - Antioch