Claudius II Gothicus, 268-270. Antoninianus (Bronze, 18 mm, 2.07 g, 12 h), Rome, September 268-end 269. IMP C CLAV[DIVS AV]G Radiate and cuirassed bust of Claudius II to right. Rev. IO[VI VICT]ORI Jupiter standing facing, head to right, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and long scepter in his left. RIC 54. RIC V online 252. Venèra 7435-7524. Flip-over double strike with the reverse appearing in the emperor's portrait. Some areas of weakness and struck from a clashed reverse die, otherwise, very fine.


This coin is a so-called flip-over double strike, meaning that the flan was not removed between two strikes but flipped over, which resulted in the reverse being partly visible on the obverse.