Claudius (25th January AD 41 - 13th October AD 54)
Lacking a military reputation, the essential attribute of an emperor, Claudius, in AD 43, undertook the conquest of Britain, a task contemplated by Gaius three years earlier. Claudius visited Britain for 16 days to preside over the capture of Colchester, the capital of the new province. The Apocolocyntosis of Seneca, a leading senator and Nero's tutor, lists the crimes that Claudius committed, and mocks his (purely cynical) posthumous deification by Nero.
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| | | | | Claudius 'Spes' Sestertius 021276 | Claudius 'Spes' Sestertius Bronze, 14.41 grams, 33.70 mm. Rome. 41-42 AD. Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head right. Reverse: SPES AVGVSTA, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of robe, SC in exergue. RIC 99; Cohen 85; Sear 1853. Fine and better. | £145.00  |  |
| | Claudius 'Spes' Underweight Sestertius, Downgraded to Dupondius 021278 | Rare Claudius 'Spes' Underweight Sestertius, Downgraded to Dupondius Bronze, 15.61 grams, 34.51 mm. Rome. 41-42 AD. Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head right, counterstamped DV. Reverse: SPES AVGVSTA, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of robe, SC in exergue. RIC 99; Cohen 85; Sear 1853. Fine-good fine. The "DV" countermark was used to downgrade underweight sestertii to the value of dupondii. Claudius was very fair about his coinage and usually ordered these light sestertii to be downgraded to dupondii, so that people got their moneysworth, so to speak. He even permitted many well made counterfeits to remain in circulation, albeit also counterstamped and downgraded to a dupondius or an as. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com | £185.00 |  |
| | Claudius 'Libertas' AE As 021282 | Claudius 'Libertas' AE As Bronze, 8.20 grams, 29.44 mm. Rome. 41-42 AD. Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, bare head right. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing facing, holding pileus and extending left hand, S-C across fields. RIC 97; Sear 1859. Fine and better. | £70.00 |  |
| | Antonia 'Claudius' Dupondius 015197 | Antonia 'Claudius' Dupondius Bronze, 9.24 grams, 25.28 mm. Rome. 41-50 AD. Struck by Claudius for his mother Antonia. Obverse: ANTONIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, head bare, hair in a long plait. Reverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, Claudius, togate, standing left, holding simpulum, S-C across fields. RIC 92/104; Sear 1902-1903. Fine. | £90.00 |  |
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