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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |The Twelve Caesars| ▸ |Claudius||View Options:   | | | 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. |
The following list was provided by the consignor and has not been verified by FORVM:
1) Augustus, Caius and Lucius, AE28, Julia Traducta, Spain, cut half of a RPC I 107.
2) Claudius (41-54), AE18, Aezanis, Phrygia, Pausanius Menandros, magistrate, Zeus standing left, RPC I 3095 or similar.
3) Augustus, AE18, RPC I 2399, patina flaking at rim.
4) Caligula, AE18, Nero and Drusus jugate, AE18, Philadelphia, Lydia.
5) Tiberius, AE19 (2.95g) Ephesos, no legend, head of Tiberius right / facing statue of Artemis Ephesia, RPC I 2613.
6) Time of Tiberius, AE20, Tripolis, Lydia, RPC I 3055.
7) Augustus or Tiberius, AE20, Laodicea ad Lycus, Phrygia, bare head right / Zeus standing left
8) Claudius, AE20, Aezanis, Phrygia, RPC I 3095.
9) Tiberius, with Nero and Drusus, cut half Æ As of Carthago Nova, Spain, 14 - 37 A.D.
LT112798. Bronze Lot, lot of 9 Julio-Claudian Roman provincial bronze coins, 2 are cut halves, 17.2mm - 31.1mm, mostly F - VF, two are cut halves, c. 20 B.C. - 54 A.D.; no tags or flips, the actual coins in the photograph, as-is, no returns, 9 coins; $260.00 (€244.40)
Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Ephesos, Ionia
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 Selcuk, 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)
Judaea, Antonius Felix, Roman Procurator under Claudius and Nero, 52 - 60 A.D.
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.JD113027. Bronze prutah, Hendin 6376; Meshorer TJC 342; BMC Palestine p. 261, 1; Sofaer pl. 220, 62; RPC I 4970, VF, green patina, highlighting deposits, tight flan, weight 2.757 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; $120.00 (€112.80)
Judaea, Antonius Felix, Roman Procurator under Claudius and Nero, 52 - 60 A.D.
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.JD113028. Bronze prutah, Hendin 6376; Meshorer TJC 342; BMC Palestine p. 261, 1; Sofaer pl. 220, 62; RPC I 4970, VF, brown tone, highlighting earthen deposits, obv. off center, rev. edge beveled, sprue cuts, weight 2.683 g, maximum diameter 16.8 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; $120.00 (€112.80)
Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D.
The consignor's tag identifies this coin as imitative. During the reign of Claudius coinage was apparently in short supply in Gaul and imitatives were both cast and struck locally to fill the needs of commerce. This coin is better style than the imitatives we have handled. We think it is more likely an official coin from the Rome mint.RB112161. Orichalcum dupondius (or as), cf. RIC I 94, Cohen I 1, BMCRE I 136, BnF II 174, SRCV I 1855 (all Rome mint), F, toned bare metal, mild porosity, weight 10.574 g, maximum diameter 28.0 mm, die axis 225o, Gallic imitative (or Rome?) mint, c. 41 - 50 A.D.; obverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, bare head left; reverse CERES AVGVSTA, Ceres seated left, veiled, branch in right hand, torch in left hand, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; From Shawn Caza former diplomat, author of A Handbook of Late Roman Coins (Spink, 2021), collection assembled during postings and international travel; ex Maison Platt Numismatique (Paris); $100.00 (€94.00)
Claudius, 41 - 54 A.D., Amorion, Phrygia, Unofficial Imitative
RP112233. Bronze AE 20, cf. RPC I 3237.10 (also imitative); SNGvA 3399 (official); BMC Phrygia p. 51, 28 (official); Lindgren 878 (official), VF, struck with crude dies, weight 4.49 g, maximum diameter 20 mm, unofficial (tribal?) mint, 41 - 54 A.D.; obverse blundered Greek legend, laureate head right; inscribed or punched rays(?) above portrait; reverse blundered Greek legend, eagle standing right on uncertain object (branch?), head right, wings closed; $90.00 (€84.60)
Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Cadi, Phrygia
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).RP112132. Bronze AE 20, RPC Online I 3062; SNG Cop 246; SNGvA3685; SNG Lewis 1523; BMC Phrygia p. 120, 18; c/m: Howgego 309, F, dark patina, weight 4.886 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 0o, Cadi (Gediz, Turkey) mint, stephanephoro Meliton Asklepiadou, c. 50 - 54 A.D.; obverse KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP (counterclockwise from lower right), laureate head right; countermark: Capricorn right in an oval punch; reverse EΠI MEΛITΩNOC ACKΛHΠIAΔOY (under authority of Meliton, son of Asklepiados), Zeus standing left, eagle in right hand, long scepter in left hand, CTEΦAN monogram (stephanephoros, magistrate title) in lower left field; from Shawn Caza former diplomat, author of A Handbook of Late Roman Coins (Spink, 2021), collection assembled during postings and international travel; ex Dorotheum Vienna; $90.00 (€84.60)
Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Aezanis, Phrygia
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.RP111998. Bronze AE 19, RPC Online I 3100; BMC Phrygia p. 33, 73; SNG Cop 82; SNGvA 3347; SNG Mun 24; McClean 8743; Waddington 5558, VF, dark patina, nice portrait, earthen deposits, cleaning scratches, weight 4.689 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 0o, Aizanoi (Cavdarhisar, Turkey) mint, c. 50 - 54 A.D.; obverse KΛAYΔIOΣ KAIΣAP (Marcus Iulius Severus Philippus Caesar), laureate head right; reverse AIZANITΩN, Zeus Aëtophoros standing slightly left, head left, chest bare, himation around hips and legs, eagle in extended right hand, vertical long scepter cradled in left arm; ex CNG e-auction 526 (2 Nov 2022), lot 254; $160.00 (€150.40)
Judaea, Antonius Felix, Roman Procurator under Claudius and Nero, 52 - 60 A.D.
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.JD111443. Bronze prutah, Hendin 6376; Meshorer TJC 342; BMC Palestine p. 261, 1; Sofaer pl. 220, 62; RPC I 4970, F, uneven strike with weak ares, highlighting earthen deposits, obv. edge beveled, sprue cuts, weight 2.594 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)
Judaea, Antonius Felix, Roman Procurator under Claudius and Nero, 52 - 60 A.D.
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.JD111444. Bronze prutah, Hendin 6376; Meshorer TJC 342; BMC Palestine p. 261, 1; Sofaer pl. 220, 62; RPC I 4970, VF, off center, uneven strike, rev. edge beveled, sprue cuts, weight 2.487 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 210o, 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; $80.00 (€75.20)
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