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Contributor: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
Issuer:
CLAUDIUS
, 41-54 AD. AR Denarius (3.27 gm). Commemorative struck by Nero in 55-56 AD.
Obverse:
DIVVS CLAVDIVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Claudius left.
Reverse:
EX S C, ornamental slow quadriga moving right, drawing carpentum surmounted by four minature hourses and victories on either side.
Reference:
RIC 5 (Nero); RSC 32. Lyon mint. Grade: toned, aVF
Comments:
For more information, read the "
Claudius
" entry from
De Imperatoribus Romanis
.
For recent scholarship on Claudius see
TOCS-IN
; for book reviews, see
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews
.