Egypt. Alexandria. Claudius II Gothicus, 268-270. Tetradrachm (Billon, 22.20 mm, 10.42 g) dated RY 1 (= 268-269) ΑΥΤ Κ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ϹЄΒ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Claudius II right. Rev. Draped bust of Selene right, wearing taenia, A L (date) to left. Dattari-Savio 5408. Geissen 3025. BMC 2309. Milne 4195. Emmett 3855. Vogt II, 159. Cf. SAVIO A., Tetradrammi alessandrini, pp. 167-170. Nice brown patina. Good Very Fine.

Ex Künker 89, 08/09. 03.2004, lot 1850.

Very nice tetradrachm issued in the year 1 of Claudius II the Gothic (268-269 AD), emperor and victorious commander against German and Goths, one of the few who died of disease (plague) at Sirmio in September 270 AD. The coin shows a clear laureate and cuirassed bust on the obverse and sculptural head of Selene in great style on the reverse with a monumental lunar crescent in front.