Claudius II ("Claudius Gothicus") ruled for less than two years (268–270 AD). His destruction of the Gothic cavalry earned him the name of Gothicus. He died of smallpox in January 270 and was deified by his brother Quintillus who succeeded him for a short time. Browse the Claudius II page with thumbnail images.

CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS COINS. M. Aurelius Claudius, was descended from an obscure family, and by his military talents rose to distinction under Gallienus and Valerian. He succeeded to the empire on the death of Gallienus (268). Next year he gained a great vistory over an immense host of Goths in Dardania, and received, in consequence, the surname ...

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Aug 2, 2019 · It has some of the slightly undesirable features of Claudius' coinage: irregularly shaped flan, weak lettering, somewhat lazy engraving on the reverse. On a more positive note, the coin also has full legends, is struck on a large flan, has a well above-average portrait, good metal, and some remaining silvering. I, at least, am very happy with it.

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Claudius II Gothicus was born in Illyricum around 215 A.D. Under Valerian and Gallienus he was recognized as a superb general. After the murder of Gallienus, Claudius Gothicus was proclaimed emperor and preceded to crush the Alemanni tribe who had invaded Roman territory.

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