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 'Minerva' AE As 017230 | Claudius 'Minerva' AE As Bronze, 7.65 grams, 25.44 mm. Rome. 41-42 AD. Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR IMP, bare head left. Reverse: S-C, Minerva standing right, brandishing spear and holding shield on left arm. RIC I, 100; Cohen 84; BMC 149; Sear 1861. Good fine. | £95.00  |  |
| | Claudius 'Minerva' AE As 018085 | Claudius 'Minerva' AE As Bronze, 9.35 grams, 28.45 mm. Rome. 50-54 A.D. Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, Bare head left. Reverse: S-C across field, Minerva standing right, brandishing spear and holding shield on left arm. RIC I, 116; Sear 1862; BMC 206-207. Near very fine/good. | £90.00 |  |
| | 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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