Claudius II Gothicus 800

Ruler: Claudius Gothicus 

OBVERSE: IMP CLAVDIVS AVG
REVERSE: SPES AVG
BUST TYPE: B ' radiate, cuirassed bust right, seen from the front
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: II/-//-
MINT: Siscia
EMMISSION: 2.2 (late 268-early 269 AD) 
WEIGHT:
RIC TEMP: 641 (only 5 examples cited!)

Price: 800 PLN

Note: very rare variant. Prof. Estiot only cites 5 examples of this exact variant!

Virtually as struck with great details, wonderful dark, even, shiny patina and Claudius's portrait of the finest style!  Extremely rare in such an exceptional state of preservation, especially when considering how poorly struck and "ugly" Claudius' coins usually are.

The finest example of this type known! Please compare how ugly are the 5 examples of this variant cited on RIC online:

https://ric.mom.fr/fr/coin/641?tempRIC=&asmSelect0=&asmSelect1=&asmSelect2=&asmSelect3=&asmSelect4=&asmSelect5=&asmSelect6=&Titulature=IMP+CLAVDIVS+AVG&asmSelect7=&Legend=SPES+AVG&asmSelect8=&asmSelect9=&ReverseMark=II%2F%E2%80%93%2F%2F%E2%80%93&asmSelect10=&BustCodeAssoc=B&asmSelect11=&BustDescription=&ReverseDescription=&Note=&Reference=&page=1&hpp=50&mod=result&from=advanced#type-specimen

Coleção : Roman Empire 4 300 - 1450