Obverse: Laureate bust of Claudius II Gothicus

Reverse: Winged Victory running with wreath and palm

Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Context: Mediolanum
Material: Gold
Denomination: Aureus
Issuing Authority: Claudius II Gothicus
Actual Weight: 5.31 g.
Die Axis: 12
Date: exact 268 AD - exact 270 AD
Dimensions: 22 mm.
Period: Third Century A.C.


Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, winged Victoria (Victory), wreathed and draped, advancing to the left. She holds a wreath in her right hand and a palm in her left.

Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoƫ Wilbour

Commentary: Imperial aureus

Sources Used: RIC V.1, 222, no. 135