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Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D.
| The Roman curule chair was for senior magistrates including dictators, masters of the horse, consuls, praetors, censors, and the curule aediles. As a form of a throne, it might be given as an honor to foreign kings recognized formally as a friend (amicus) by the Roman people or senate. Designed for use by commanders in the field, the curule chair could be folded for easy transport. In Gaul, the Merovingian successors to Roman power employed the curule seat as an emblem of their right to dispense justice. Their Capetian successors also retained the iconic seat. The "Throne of Dagobert," of cast bronze retaining traces of gilding, is conserved in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. First mentioned in the 12th century, it was already a treasured relic on which the Frankish kings sat to receive the homage of their nobles after they had assumed power. The "Throne of Dagobert" was used for the coronation of Napoleon. |  |
RS28059. Silver denarius, RIC I 14, BMCRE I 13, RSC II 6, gVF, Rome mint, weight 3.502g, maximum diameter 18.9mm, die axis 90o, 41 - 42 A.D.; obverse TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P, laureate head right; reverse CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI (consistency of the emperor), Constantia seated left on curule chair, draped, feet on stool, right hand raised; unusual iridescent plum toning; rare; SOLD
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