RIC VII, ROME [before 109], CLAUDIUS GOTHICUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [DCla], OFFICINA P

OBVERSE	DIVOCLAVDIOOPTIMOIMP [DIVO CLAVDIO OPTIMO IMP] [DCla]; head r., veiled and laur.
REVERSE	REQVIESOPTIMO-RVMMERITORVM [REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERITORVM]; Emperor std. l. in curule chair, raising r. hand, holding short sceptre. RP in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND - DCla. Not attested for rev. legend REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERITORVM. Note, however, that it could be a misprint in RIC: DClb instead of DCla. Coin should be listed before ROME 109. See also: ROME [before 109], CLAUDIUS GOTHICUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [DCla], OFFICINA S ROME [before 109], CLAUDIUS GOTHICUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [DCla], OFFICINA Q

NOTES

Fraction. Weight 1.42 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on Artemide Kunstauktionen - eLive Auction 4 (lot 461) in September 2018 for EUR 55. Now in the collection of L.Á. Martín. Other specimens: - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 30 (lot 2812) in July 2024 for CHF 45; weight 1.72 g; diameter 18 mm; rev. legend break R-V [click for picture].