Claudius II Gothicus, 268-270. Antoninianus (Bronze, 23 mm, 2.70 g, 12 h), Rome, early-mid 270. [IMP CLA]VDIVS AVG Radiate head of Claudius II to right. Rev. FELICITAS [AV]G Felicitas standing front, head to left, holding long caduceus in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left; in field to right, B. RIC 33. RIC V online 318. Venèra 8043-82. 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.