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Coin Portraying Emperor Claudius II Gothicus

268-270
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Claudius II, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels. On the back (reverse), an eagle is depicted with a wreath in its beak.

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