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Imperial Catalog:AUGUSTUS LIVA AGRIPPA NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS GERMANICUS AGRIPPINA I TIBERIUS DRUSUS ANTONIA CALIGULA CLAUDIUS I BRITANNICUS AGRIPPINA II NERO GALBA CLODIUS MACER OTHO VITELLIUS VESPASIAN DOMITILLA TITUS DOMITIAN DOMITIA JULIA TITI NERVA TRAJAN PLOTINA MARCIANA MATIDIA HADRIAN SABINA AELIUS ANTONINUS PIUS FAUSTINA I MARCUS AURELIUS FAUSTINA II LUCIUS VERUS LUCILLA COMMODUS CRISPINA PERTINAX DIDIUS JULIANUS MANLIA SCANTILLA DIDIA CLARA PESCENNIUS NIGER CLODIUS ALBINUS SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS JULIA DOMNA CARACALLA PLAUTILLA GETA MACRINUS DIADUMENIAN ELAGABALUS JULIA MAESA JULIA SOAEMIAS JULIA PAULA AQUILIA SEVERA ANNIA FAUSTINA SEVERUS ALEXANDER JULIA MAMAEA ORBIANA MAXIMINUS I PAULINA MAXIMUS GORDIAN I GORDIAN II BALBINUS PUPIENUS GORDIAN III TRANQUILLINA PHILIP I OTACILIA SEVERA PHILIP II PACATIAN JOTAPIAN TRAJAN DECIUS HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS HOSTILIAN TREBONIANUS GALLUS VOLUSIAN AEMILIAN CORNELIA SUPERA SILBANNACUS URANIUS ANTONINUS VALERIAN I MARINIANA VALERIAN II GALLIENUS SALONINA SALONINUS REGALIANUS DRYANTILLA POSTUMUS LAELIANUS MARIUS VICTORINUS DOMITIAN II TETRICUS I TETRICUS II QUIETUS MACRIANUS CLAUDIUS II QUINTILLUS AURELIAN SEVERINA ZENOBIA VABALATHUS TACITUS FLORIAN PROBUS SATURNINUS CARUS CARINUS MAGNIA URBICA NIGRIAN NUMERIAN JULIAN I DIOCLETIAN MAXIMIAN CARAUSIUS ALLECTUS DOMITIUS DOMITIANUS CONSTANTIUS I THEODORA GALERIUS GALERIA VALERIA SEVERUS II MAXENTIUS ROMULUS CONSTANTINE I HELENA FAUSTA ALEXANDER LICINIUS I CONSTANTIA MAXIMINUS II LICINIUS II CRISPUS VALERIUS VALENS MARTINIAN CONSTANTINE II DELMATIUS HANNIBALLIANUS CONSTANS CONSTANTIUS II MAGNENTIUS DECENTIUS NEPOTIAN VETRANO CONSTANTIUS GALLUS JULIAN II JOVIAN VALENTINIAN I VALENS PROCOPIUS GRATIAN VALENTINIAN II THEODOSIUS I AELIA FLACCILLA MAGNUS MAXIMINUS FLAVIUS VICTOR EUGENIUS HONORIUS CONSTANTINE III CONSTANS II MAXIMINUS PRISCUS ATTALUS JOVINUS SABASTIANUS CONSTANTIUS III GALLA PLACIDIA JOHANNES VALENTINIAN III LICINIA EUDOXIA HONORIA PETRONIUS MAXIMINUS AVITUS MAJORIAN LIBIUS SEVERUS ANTHEMIUS EUPHEMIA ANICIUS OLYBRIUS GLYCERIUS JULIUS NEPOS ROMULUS AUGUSTUS ARCADIUS EUDOXIA PULCHERIA THEODOSIUS II EUDOCIA MARCIAN LEO I VERINA LEO II ZENO ARIADNE BASILISCUS ZENONIS LEONTIUS I ANASTASIUS I ANONYMOUS COINAGE
| ERIC The Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins by Rasiel Suarez
Claudius was apparently one of the principal conspirators who instigated a lethal mutiny against Gallienus during his siege against the usurper Aureolus. His claim that Gallienus designated him his heir in his deathbed and absent any credible witnesses led many to doubt the story. Regardless, Claudius rose to power and quelled any discontent over Gallienus 's fate by giving each soldier the princely sum of 20 Aurei and locating Aureolus who was promptly executed. The controversial accession besides, Claudius proved a remarkably able battlefield commander and he earned the nickname Gothicus following the devastating blow he dealt to the Goths; accounts of which had the battle ending with some 50,000 barbarians of this tribe being killed. Before he had much time to secure more honorary titles for himself, however, he contracted plague and died in Sirmium two years later. The Senate dutifully praised and deified him afterwards as one of the greatest emperors ever. Contemporary historians linked his family to that of Constantine and evidently his memory was still popular enough half a century later that Constantine would be able to exploit the public relations value of this link through a series of coins minted honoring his alleged dead ancestor. Claudius takes over during turbulent years. Coins are being made by the millions but quality control has sunk to its lowest level yet ensuring that these coins deteriorated soon after entering circulation. And what does this leave for those that have had to endure another 1,600 years? While the gold coinage escapes the poor quality control issues there are so few of them that the point is moot for the vast majority of collectors. This leaves only the sorry Antoninianus as representative of this emperor. The Ants had been suffering a steady decline in their fineness ever since their inception under Caracalla a half century before. By the 250 's there was so little silver in them that they no longer looked "silvery" or did so only briefly before corrosion and wear revealed them for being the essentially copper coins that they really were. Under the reign of Gallienus, or perhaps that of Claudius II, a new process of silver washing was developed to at least keep the appearance that these were silver coins still worth, in theory, two Denarii. This coating measured a meager few thousandths of an inch and wore or flaked off quickly on the high points of the coin. Only a brand new coin buried in a protective container could survive to this day with this silvering intact. And while they 're available today they are rare and expensive. The process of silvering the Ants lasted until Diocletian 's reform a few years later. During this period, and certainly including Claudius, Ants will be readily available with partial silvering but unless a substantial amount survives they carry no premium over an otherwise patinated coin. Low grade coins may be found among "uncleaned" coins or dealer 's "junk bins" for a few dollars each. Nicer specimens quickly escalate in price.
Busts: 5) Laureate, draped bust right 13) Radiate torso right, holding spear 23) Veiled, laureate head right
Obverses:
Reverses: 5) AETERNIT AVG 12) CONCO EXERC 13) CONCOR AVG 15) CONCOR EXERC 16) CONCOR EXERCI 18) CONCORD LEGI 21) CONSACRATIO 22) CONSAECRATIO 23) CONSECR AVG 26) CONSERVAT AVG 28) CONSERVATORES AVG 35) FECVND AVG 37) FELIC AVG 38) FELIC TEMPO 41) FID MILITVM 48) FORTVNAE RED 54) INVICTVS AVG 55) IOVI CONSERV AVG 57) IOVI FVLGERAT 62) IVVENTVS AVG 67) LIBERITAS AVG 79) NEPTVN AVG 80) NEPTVS AVG 82) PAX AET 86) PAX EXERC 91) PROVENTI AVG 92) PROVI AVG 94) PROVIDEN AVG 98) REQVIES OPT MER 100) REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERITORVM 104) SECVRIT AVG 112) TEMPORVM FELIC 124) VIRTVSS AVG
Types: 6) Annona standing left, stepping on galley prow, holding grain ears and cornucopia. 7) Apollo standing left, holding branch and lyre on rock. 8) Cabirus standing right, holding hammer and nails 13) Claudius II riding horse right, spearing barbarians 21) Concordiae (2) facing each other, each holding a torch and grain ears. 22) Dacia standing left, holding staff with donkey head atop 23) Deer advancing right. 24) Diana standing right, holding torch 25) Diana standing right, pulling arrow from quiver and holding bow; deer to right. 26) Diana standing right on left, pulling arrow from quiver and holding bow, facing Apollo to right, holding branch and resting hand on lyre. 38) Funeral pyre 41) Hercules standing, facing, resting hand on club and holding apple. 42) Hercules standing right, resting hand on hip and holding club with lion skin. 58) Mars advancing right, holding branch and spear 59) Mars advancing right, holding branch and spear with shield. 60) Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy. 61) Mars standing left, holding branch and spear with shield. 62) Mars standing left, holding branch and spear. 63) Mars standing left, holding branch. 65) Mercury standing left, holding purse and caduceus. 67) Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident. 69) Pax advancing left, holding branch and scepter. 70) Pax seated left, holding branch and scepter 71) Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia. 72) Pax standing left, holding branch and scepter. 73) Pax standing right, holding branch and scepter. 80) Roma seated left, resting hand on shield and holding spear. 82) Salus standing right, holding and feeding snake 83) Salus standing to left, holding and feeding snake, facing Aesculapius to right, holding staff with snake coiled around it. 84) Saturn standing left, holding scepter and scythe. 89) Sol advancing left, raising hand and holding whip. 90) Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe. 91) Sol standing left, raising hand and holding whip 92) Sol standing right, raising hand and holding globe 93) Sol standing right on left, raising hand and holding whip, facing Luna ( Diana) to right, holding torch 94) Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt 95) Spes standing left, holding flower and raising skirt. 96) Table with vase atop 100) Venus standing left, holding helmet and cradling spear; shield to right 101) Victories (2) standing, facing each other, holding together shield on palm reading SC. 105) Victory standing left, resting hand on shield and holding palm; two captives to left. 107) Virtus standing left, holding branch and spear; shield to left 108) Virtus standing left, resting hand on shield and holding spear. 109) Virtus standing right, holding spear and resting hand on shield 110) Vulcan standing right on left, holding hammer and nails, facing Minerva to right, resting hand on shield and holding spear. 111) Vulcan standing right, holding hammer and tongs
Mints: 2) Cyzicus 3) Mediolanum
2) B16, O02, R123, T106
3) B09, O10, R003, T002 RIC Vi 197l, C 8 4) B09, O10, R025, T088 5) B09, O10, R102, T007 6) B09, O10, R102, T026 RIC Vi 219l, C 260 7) B09, O10, R102, T044 RIC Vi 217l 8) B09, O10, R106, T089 RIC Vi 221l 9) B10, O16, R039, T029 RIC Vi 33 10) B10, O16, R043, T032 11) B10, O16, R045, T033 ` in right field 13) B10, O16, R050, T040 ` in right field RIC Vi 46k, C 109 14) B10, O16, R089, T011 D in right field RIC Vi 12k, C 216 15) B10, O16, R113, T099 ` in right field RIC Vi 193k, C 286 16) B10, O17, R003, T002 17) B10, O17, R040, T029 RIC Vi 179k 18) B10, O17, R117, T102 19) B10, O18, R093, T077 Exe: ` RIC Vi 163k 20) B10, O18, R110, T095 Exe: ` RIC Vi 168k, C 227 21) B15, O10, R002, T012 RIC Vi 13f, C 4 22) B15, O10, R003, T002 RIC Vi 14f, C 7 23) B15, O10, R007, T006 RIC Vi 18f, C 21 24) B15, O10, R039, T029 25) B15, O10, R043, T032 RIC Vi 34f, C 84 26) B15, O10, R059, T050 RIC Vi 54f, C 129 27) B15, O10, R066, T055 RIC Vi 57f, C 144 28) B15, O10, R095, T078 RIC Vi 91f, C 230 29) B15, O10, R102, T081 RIC Vi 98f 30) B15, O10, R110, T094 RIC Vi 102f 31) B15, O10, R117, T104 RIC Vi 104f, C 293 32) B15, O12, R115, T100 Exe: SPQR 33) B15, O12, R121, T098 Exe: SPQR Obv Exe: •• 34) B15, O16, R005, T090 RIC Vi 16f, C 16 35) B15, O16, R007, T006 RIC Vi 19f, C 22 36) B15, O16, R063, T054 ` in right field RIC Vi 181f, C 139 37) B15, O16, R069, T056 X in right field RIC Vi 63f, C 152 39) B15, O16, R113, T099 RIC Vi 193f 40) B15, O16, R114, T099 RIC Vi 103f 41) B15, O16, R117, T104 42) B15, O18, R048, T035 Exe: ` RIC Vi 151f 43) B16, O12, R127, T042 44) B17, O10, R003, T002 Exe: • 45) B17, O10, R084, T072 C 198 46) B17, O10, R095, T078 RIC Vi 91c 47) B17, O10, R097, T111 RIC Vi 215a, C 239 48) B17, O10, R102, T081 49) B17, O13, R102, T044 Zachary Beasley collection 50) B17, O16, R003, T002 RIC Vi 15c, C 10 51) B17, O18, R045, T031 C 93 52) B17, O18, R047, T035 C 204 53) B17, O18, R081, T091 54) B17, O18, R121, T098 Obv Exe: •• 55) B17, O18, R121, T098 Exe: SPQR Obv Exe: •• 56) B17, O18, R123, T108 57) B21, O10, R003, T002 Exe: H RIC Vi 197a, C 6 58) B21, O10, R025, T087 Exe: ` RIC Vi 201a, C 58 59) B21, O10, R034, T025 RIC Vi 205a, C 67 60) B21, O10, R039, T029 RIC Vi 32a 61) B21, O10, R042, T065 RIC Vi 207a 62) B21, O10, R051, T039 RIC Vi 48a, C 114 63) B21, O10, R058, T049 RIC Vi 52a 64) B21, O10, R059, T050 RIC Vi 53a 65) B21, O10, R060, T047 Exe: • 66) B21, O10, R060, T047 Exe: ` RIC Vi 212, C 235 67) B21, O10, R062, T041 Exe: ` RIC Vi 213a, C 137 68) B21, O10, R072, T060 RIC Vi 66a 69) B21, O10, R079, T067 Exe: ` RIC Vi 214a, C 183 70) B21, O10, R102, T007 Exe: • RIC Vi 216a 71) B21, O10, R110, T095 RIC Vi 102a, C 281 72) B21, O10, R123, T107 RIC Vi 109a 73) B21, O10, R123, T109 Exe: ` RIC Vi 225a, C 317 74) B21, O12, R064, T053 M C across fields RIC Vi 235a, C 142 75) B21, O12, R083, T072 Exe: SPQR Obv Exe: ••• RIC Vi 237a, C 195 76) B21, O12, R129, T112 Exe: SPQR 77) B21, O13, R123, T107 78) B21, O16, R046, T035 RIC Vi 40a 79) B21, O16, R094, T077 ` in right field 80) B21, O17, R046, T035 ` in right field 81) B21, O18, R038, T030 Exe: ` RIC Vi 145a, C 74 82) B21, O18, R044, T032 Exe: ` RIC Vi 149, C 88 83) B21, O18, R081, T092 Exe: ` RIC Vi 153a, C 185 84) B21, O18, R084, T069 Exe: ` RIC Vi 157a, C 202 85) B21, O18, R117, T103 Exe: ` RIC Vi 171a, C 302 86) B21, O18, R123, T106 Exe: ` RIC Vi 172a, C 315
87) B10, O04, R021, T005 88) B10, O04, R024, T005 RIC Vi 261k 89) B10, O04, R024, T027 RIC Vi 266k 90) B21, O04, R024, T005 Obv Exe: • RIC Vi 261a
91) B05, O11, R078, T066 C 181
92) B23, O08, R100, T014 Exe: •TS•`• RIC 26 (VII, Thessalonica) 93) B23, O08, R100, T014 Exe: SIS RIC 43 (VII, Siscia)
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