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Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D.

Claudius was one of the most capable, yet unlikely emperors. Shunned as an idiot by his family due to a limp and embarrassing stutter, Claudius spent the first decades of his life absorbed in scholarly studies until the death of his nephew Caligula. After Caligula's murder, the Praetorian Guard found him hiding behind a curtain in the Imperial Palace, expecting to be murdered. Instead, the guard proclaimed him emperor. His reign was marred by personal catastrophes, most notably promiscuity and betrayal by his third wife. He governed well and conquered the troublesome island of Britain. He was poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina Jr., mother of Nero.

Judaea, Antonius Felix, Roman Procurator under Claudius and Nero, 52 - 60 A.D.

|Antonius| |Felix|, |Judaea,| |Antonius| |Felix,| |Roman| |Procurator| |under| |Claudius| |and| |Nero,| |52| |-| |60| |A.D.||prutah|NEW
In 54 A.D., violence erupted in Caesarea in response to a local ordinance restricting the rights of Jews. Jews and pagans clashed. The Roman garrison, made up of Syrians, sided with the pagans. Jews, armed with clubs and swords, gathered in the marketplace. Antonius Felix ordered his troops to charge. Violence continued and Felix asked Nero to arbitrate. Nero, sided with the pagans only increasing the Jews' anger.
JD114857. Bronze prutah, Hendin 6376; Meshorer TJC 342; BMC Palestine p. 261, 1; Sofaer pl. 220, 62; RPC I 4970, F, green patina, light earthen deposits, grainy surfaces, rev. edge beveled, small edge split, weight 2.210 g, maximum diameter 16.6 mm, die axis 0o, Jerusalem mint, under Claudius, 54 A.D.; obverse IOY/ΛIA AΓ/PIΠΠI/NA (Julia Agrippina [wife of Claudius]) in four lines within a wreath tied at the bottom with an X; reverse TI KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP ΓEPM (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Germanicus), two crossed palm fronds, L IΔ (year 14) below; $60.00 (€56.40)
 


Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Cotiaeum, Phrygia

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Claudius,| |25| |January| |41| |-| |13| |October| |54| |A.D.,| |Cotiaeum,| |Phrygia||AE| |20|NEW
Cotiaeum was founded on the upper Tembris River situated at a major crossroads in Phrygia Epictetus. The modern site is at Kütahya.
RB114675. Brass AE 20, BMC Phrygia p. 163, 29 (same rev. die); RPC I 3220; SNG Cop 320; SNGvA 3777; Waddington 5891, aVF, green patina, earthen deposits, cleaning scratches, corrosion, flan crack, weight 3.801 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 0o, Cotiaeum (Kutahya, Turkey) mint, magistrate Varus (son of the City), 50 - 54 A.D.; obverse KOTIAEIΣ KΛAYΔION KAIΣAPA, laureate head right; reverse EΠI OYAPOY YIOY ΠOΛEΩΣ, Zeus standing facing, head left, nude, right hand extended, left hand at side; $90.00 (€84.60)
 


Judaea, Antonius Felix, Roman Procurator under Claudius and Nero, 52 - 60 A.D.

|Antonius| |Felix|, |Judaea,| |Antonius| |Felix,| |Roman| |Procurator| |under| |Claudius| |and| |Nero,| |52| |-| |60| |A.D.||prutah|NEW
In 54 A.D., violence erupted in Caesarea in response to a local ordinance restricting the rights of Jews. Jews and pagans clashed. The Roman garrison, made up of Syrians, sided with the pagans. Jews, armed with clubs and swords, gathered in the marketplace. Antonius Felix ordered his troops to charge. Violence continued and Felix asked Nero to arbitrate. Nero, sided with the pagans only increasing the Jews' anger.
JD114536. Bronze prutah, Hendin 6376; Meshorer TJC 342; BMC Palestine p. 261, 1; Sofaer pl. 220, 62; RPC I 4970, VF, highlighting earthen deposits, obv. edge beveled, flan partially squared by sprue cuts, weight 2.347 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 0o, Jerusalem mint, under Claudius, 54 A.D.; obverse IOY/ΛIA AΓ/PIΠΠI/NA (Julia Agrippina [wife of Claudius]) in four lines within a wreath tied at the bottom with an X; reverse TI KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP ΓEPM (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Germanicus), two crossed palm fronds, L IΔ (year 14) below; $90.00 (€84.60)
 


Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Amorium, Phrygia

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Claudius,| |25| |January| |41| |-| |13| |October| |54| |A.D.,| |Amorium,| |Phrygia||AE| |19|
Amorium was founded in the Hellenistic period. Little is known of the early history of the city but it flourished under the Byzantine Empire until its decline after the Arab sack of 838. Its ruins are located near the village of Hisarköy, Turkey.
RP113274. Bronze AE 19, RPC Online I 5457 (added post publication, 4 spec.), BMC Phrygia - (1850, 0326.126), SNG Cop -, F, dark green patina, highlighting deposits, porosity, scratches, weight 4.826 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 180o, Amorion (Hisarkoy, Turkey) mint, 25 Jan 41 - 13 Oct 54 A.D.; obverse NEPWN KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP, laureate head left; reverse Zeus seated left, fulmen (thunderbolt) in right hand, long sceptre vertical in left hand, EΠI MAPKOY downward on right, KAI below, TITOY ΛAV/TIWN in two upward lines on left, AMP ligature upper left; only two sales of this type recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades; extremely rare; $90.00 (€84.60)
 


Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Nicaea, Bithynia

|Bithynia|, |Claudius,| |25| |January| |41| |-| |13| |October| |54| |A.D.,| |Nicaea,| |Bithynia||AE| |24|
In Recueil Général des Monnaies Grecques d'Asie Mineure (1910), the present coin type was indifferently lumped together with a larger denomination (i.e. both placed under Rec. Gen. 22). Aside from its heavier weight and larger size, the latter can also be identified by Claudius' laureate head and the oak wreath on the reverse, both features of which are shared with an even heftier denomination of the same designs (Rec. Gen 23). This apparently lead to confusion in drafting SNG von Aulock, since they describe the portrait on their coin as laureate, but the plate coin is bare-headed. The editors of RPC I did a much better job of sorting out all three denominations, but curiously remained silent on distinguishing the oak wreath from laurel wreath on the reverse.
ME113256. Brass AE 24, RPC Online I 2045 (12 spec.); SNG Cop 469; Rec Gen 22 (see notes); SNGvA 737 corr. (laureate head), F/aF, attractive portrait for the grade, nice patina with pleasant contrasts, rev. weakly struck, weight 6.499 g, maximum diameter 24.1 mm, die axis 180o, Nicaea (Iznik, Turkey) mint, c. 48 - 49 A.D.; obverse TI KΛAYΔIOΣ KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣTOΣ ΓEPMANIKOΣ, bare head left; reverse Λ MINΔIOΣ / BAΛBOΣ AN/ΘYΠATOC (L Mindius Balbus proconsul) in three lines, (NEIKAIA monogram) below, all within laurel wreath; rare; $100.00 (€94.00)
 


Aezanis, Phrygia, 41 - 54 A.D.

|Aizanis|, |Aezanis,| |Phrygia,| |41| |-| |54| |A.D.||AE| |17|
Aizanis (Aezani, Aizanoi) was an important political and economic center in Roman times. Surviving remains from the period include a well-preserved Temple of Zeus, an unusual combined theater-stadium complex, and a macellum inscribed with the Price Edict of Diocletian.
RP114198. Brass AE 17, RPC Online I 3106 (10 spec.), BMC Phrygia p. 28, 5, VF, broad flan, green patina, light deposits, light marks, weight 3.613 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 0o, Aizanis (Cavdarhisar, Turkey) mint, time of Claudius, 41 - 54 A.D.; obverse ΘEON CYNKΛHTON, draped young bust of Senate right; reverse AIZANITΩN, bust of Artemis right, transverse arrow behind left shoulder pointed up and right; scarce; $120.00 (€112.80)
 


Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D.

|Claudius|, |Claudius,| |25| |January| |41| |-| |13| |October| |54| |A.D.||quadrans|
Quadrantes, like quinarii, were issued only occasionally, perhaps exclusively for imperial distributions. Suetonius reported that, from the roof of the Basilica Julia, "Caligula threw coins among the people." Perhaps this small coin was thrown to the crowd by Claudius himself at a similar event.

The most common theme for the quadrans was the modius, a Roman grain container. This coin was probably redeemable for a modius of grain.
MA114157. Copper quadrans, RIC I 90, BMCRE I 182, BnF II 195, Cohen I 72, SRCV I 1865, VF, well centered, brown tone, a little rough, weight 3.150 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 42 A.D.; obverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG, modius; reverse PON M TR P IMP P P COS II (Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Imperator, Pater Patriae, Consul iterum), legend around large S C (senatus consulto); $60.00 (€56.40)
 


Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Cadi, Phrygia

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Claudius,| |25| |January| |41| |-| |13| |October| |54| |A.D.,| |Cadi,| |Phrygia||AE| |18|
Cadi (Gediz, Turkey) was near the sources of the Hermus at the foot of Mount Dindymus. Gediz suffered major earthquakes in 1866, 1896, 1944, and 1970. The 7.2 magnitude earthquake on 28 March 1970 killed 1,086 people and left 1,260 people wounded and many thousands homeless. The town was relocated after the destruction to a new place 7 km away under the name "Yeni Gediz" (Turkish: New Gediz).
RP112915. Bronze AE 18, RPC I 3063; SNG Cop 248; SNGvA 3684; BMC Phrygia p. 119, 16; Weber 7049, F, green patina, small flan, porous, marks, weight 3.595 g, maximum diameter 17.9 mm, die axis 315o, Cadi (Gediz, Turkey) mint, magistrate Meliton Asklepiadou, c. 50 - 54 A.D.; obverse KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP, laureate head right; reverse EΠI MEΛITΩNOC ACKΛHΠIAΔOY (magistrate Meliton, son of Asklepiados), Zeus Laodiceus standing left, eagle in right hand, scepter in left hand, KA-ΔO/ΗNΩN flanking upwards in two lines one before and one behind Zeus; $70.00 (€65.80)
 


Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Ephesos, Ionia

|Claudius|, |Claudius,| |25| |January| |41| |-| |13| |October| |54| |A.D.,| |Ephesos,| |Ionia||cistophorus|
In 30/29 B.C., the Koinon of Asia and Bithynia requested permission to honor the Augustus as a living god. "Republican" Rome despised the worship of a living man, but an outright refusal might offend their loyal allies. A cautious formula was drawn up, non-Romans could establish cults and build temples for divus Augustus jointly with dea Roma. Communitas Asiae (Community of Asia) was pro-consular Roman province comprised of Lydia, Iconia, Caria, Mysia, Phrygia, and Hellespontus.
SL113456. Silver cistophorus, RPC Online I 2221, RIC I 120 (R3, Pergamon), RSC II 3, BMCRE I 228, SRCV I 1838, NGC F, strike 5/5, surface 3/5 (2400265-002), weight 10.53 g, maximum diameter 26 mm, die axis 180o, probably Ephesos (near Selçuk, Turkey) mint, 41 - 42 A.D.; obverse TI CLAVD CAES AVG, bare head left; reverse Temple of Roma and Augustus, two columns, podium with four steps, within temple Augustus and Roma stand facing, Augustus in military garb with spear in right hand and shield in left, Fortuna crowns him with wreath in right hand and holds cornucopia in left hand, ROM ET AVG (Roma and Augustus) on entablature, COM - ASI (Communitas Asiae) across field at center; from a Virginia Collector, ex Eastern Numismatics Inc. (Garden City, NY, 17 Jan 2013, $1695); NGC| Lookup; very rare; $1700.00 (€1598.00)
 


Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Antioch, Syria

|Antioch|, |Claudius,| |25| |January| |41| |-| |13| |October| |54| |A.D.,| |Antioch,| |Syria||as|
Struck at Antioch around the time Saint Paul visited Antioch on his missionary journeys. It was at Antioch that believers in Jesus Christ were first called Christians.
RY113283. Bronze as, McAlee 250(d); RPC I 4279; SNG Cop 152; BMC Galatia p. 171, 166, F, weak legend, corrosion, scratches, edge cracks, weight 13.996 g, maximum diameter 27.7 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, c. 47 - 48 A.D.; obverse IM TI CLA CAE AV GER, laureate head right; reverse large S C (senatus consulto), within laurel wreath with eight bunches of leaves, no dot (control) in field; $80.00 (€75.20)
 




  






OBVERSE LEGENDS

DIVVSCLAVDIVSAVGVSTVS
TICLAVDCAES
TICLAVDCAESAVG
TICLAVDCAESARAVGGERPMTRP
TICLAVDCAESARAVGGERMPMTRP
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPIII
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPIIII
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPVIIMPXI
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPVIIIIMPXVI
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPVIIIIIMPXVI
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPVIIIIIMPXVII
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPVIIIIIMPXVIII
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPXPP
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPXIMPPP
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPXPPIMPXVIII
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPXIIMPPPCOSV
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPXIPPIMPXVIII
TICLAVDIVSCAESARAVG
TICLAVDIVSCAESARAVGPMTRPIMP
TICLAVDIVSCAESARAVGPMTRPIMPPP
TICLAVDCAESARAVGGERMPMTRIBPOTPP (WITH AGRIPPINA JUNIOR)


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