ROMAN EMPIRE Claudius II AD 268-270 BI Double-Denarius / PAX Peace NGC (026)

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 ROMAN EMPIRE



CERTIFIED BY NGC



Claudius II AD 268-270



BI Double-Denarius



Obverse: Bust of Claudius Gothicus, radiate, draped, right.



Reverse: Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and
sceptre in left hand.




In Roman mythology , Pax (Latin for peace ) (her Greek equivalent was Eirene )
was recognized as a goddess during the rule of Augustus . On the Campus Martius
, she had a temple called the Ara Pacis , and another temple on the Forum Pacis
. She was depicted in art with olive branches, a cornucopia and a scepter. There
was a festival in her honor on January 3. Daughter of Jupiter and Iustitia . Pax
was often associated with spring.



Marcus Aurelius Claudius (May 10, 213 - January, 270), often referred to as
Claudius Gothicus or Claudius II, was a Roman Emperor . He ruled the Roman
Empire for less than two years (268 - 270), but during that brief time he
managed to obtain some successes. He was later given divine status.

 






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