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Claudius DE BRITANN triumphal arch
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Claudius
Denarius, 19 mm, 3,23 gr. Lugdunum, 46-47 AD
TI CLAVD CAESAR [AVG P M TR P VI] IMP XI, laureate head right
DE BRITANN on architrave of triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue left between two trophies.
RIC 34, Sear 1843 (diff o/l), Van Meter 4, Clive Foss 13. See Philip Hill (1989) p. 50-51; L. Richardson (1992), p. 24.
The arch was granted to Claudius by the Senate, in 51/52 AD, to commemorate the conquest of Britain.
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