Claudius II - DIVO CLAVDIO very rare R3 (MA2336)

DIVUS CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS (Died 270). Fractional Follis. Siscia. Struck under Constantine I the Great.

Obv: DIVO CLAVDIO OPTIMO IMP.

Veiled and laureate head right.

Rev: REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERITORVM / SIS.

Divus Claudius seated left on curule chair, raising hand and holding sceptre.

RIC 43.

Condition: Extremely fine.

Weight: 1.51 g.

Diameter: 16 mm

As the Tetrarchy fell apart, Constantine began to publicly assert that he was descended from Claudius Gothicus. This illustrious ancestry formed the basis for Constantine's claim to have the right to rule over an undivided empire.