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






Claudius was one of the most capable, yet unlikely of emperors. Shunned by his family because his many infirmities were the antithesis of the idealized patrician of Rome, Claudius spent the first decades of his life absorbed in scholarly studies although he did serve one term as Consul during the reign 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 with the rest of the imperial family.  Instead the guard proclaimed him emperor. His reign was marred by personal catastrophes, most notably promiscuity and betrayal by his third wife, the notorious Messalina. He governed well and conquered the troublesome island of Britain. He was poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina Jr., mother of Nero.


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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)


Rarity of Denominations, Average Weights of Well Preserved Coins and Other Information

Average well preserved Denarius weight 3.60 grams.

Mints

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Rome, Lugdunum, Ephesus, Pergamum, Caesara.


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






Claudius was one of the most capable, yet unlikely of emperors. Shunned by his family because his many infirmities were the antithesis of the idealized patrician of Rome, Claudius spent the first decades of his life absorbed in scholarly studies although he did serve one term as Consul during the reign 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 with the rest of the imperial family.  Instead the guard proclaimed him emperor. His reign was marred by personal catastrophes, most notably promiscuity and betrayal by his third wife, the notorious Messalina. He governed well and conquered the troublesome island of Britain. He was poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina Jr., mother of Nero.


detailed biography goes here


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)


Rarity of Denominations, Average Weights of Well Preserved Coins and Other Information

Average well preserved Denarius weight 3.60 grams.

Mints

Add mints used by Claudius here

Rome, Lugdunum, Ephesus, Pergamum, Caesara.


Links

FORVM's Catalog
Members' Gallery
Fake Coin Reports
Google
Discussion Board Search
Wikipedia
Wiki Classical Dictionary
Wild Winds
Coin Archives
Aquitas.com

The Portraiture of Caligula (under Claudius tab) www.portraitsofcaligula.com  Joe Geranio


References