I’ll miss you CLAUDIUS

My sincere condolences to you and your family @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix..
Stay strong!......

 

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I'm so very sorry for your loss, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix. 73 is far too young.

Here are various Claudii (and one Clodius) in his memory:

Roman Republic, T. Ma[n]l [= T. Manlius, T. Mallius, or T. Maloleius], Ap. Cl. [= Ap. Claudius Pulcher or Ap. Claudius Nero], and Q. Vr. [= Quintus Urbinius or a reference to the first two moneyers as Quaestores Urbani), 111-110 BCE (Crawford) or 105-100 BCE (Mattingly, Lockyear, and Yarrow]. Crawford 299/1b. One of only two Roman triga coins.



Roman Republic, Ti. Claudius Ti.f. Ap.n. Nero [Tiberius Claudius Nero, son of Tiberius and grandson of Appius], AR Serrate Denarius, 78 BCE, Rome Mint. Crawford 383/1. The moneyer was the paternal grandfather of the Emperor Tiberius.



Claudius I AE As, AD 42, Rome Mint. Obv. Bare head left, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P / Rev. Libertas standing facing, head right, holding pileus in right hand, left hand extended, LIBERTAS AVGVSTA / S - C. RIC I 113, Sear RCV I 1860, BMCRE 202. 31.62 mm., 11.18 g.



Claudius I, billon [Sear]/AR [RPC] Tetradrachm, Year 2 [41/42 AD], Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, ΤΙ ΚΛΑVΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑVΤΟΚΡ around, LΒ [Year 2] under chin / Rev. Draped bust of Antonia [Claudius’s mother] right, ΑΝΤΩΝΙΑ upwards to left, ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ downwards to right. ); RPC [Roman Provincial Coinage] Vol. I 5117 (1992).



Claudius I, billon [Sear & others]/AR [RPC] Tetradrachm, Year 4 [43/44 AD], Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, ΤΙ ΚΛΑVΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑVΤΟΚΡ around, LΔ [Year 4] under chin / Rev. Messalina [Third wife of Claudius and mother of Britannicus] as Demeter, standing facing, head left, wearing long chiton, leaning left elbow on short column, holding grain ears in left arm and two standing children [representing Claudia Octavia and Britannicus*] on outstretched right hand; to left, lituus; ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ. RPC [Roman Provincial Coinage] Vol. I 5146 (1992).



Clodius Albinus Caesar, AR Denarius 194 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Bare head right, D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES / Rev. Minerva, helmeted, standing left, holding olive branch and spear, and resting hand upon shield to right, MINER PACIF COS II. RIC IV-1 7, RSC 48, Sear RCV II 6144, BMCRE 98. 17 mm., 2.72 g.


Claudius II Gothicus, potin Tetradrachm, 269/270 AD (Year 2), Alexandria, Egypt mint. Obv. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, AVT K KΛA - VΔIOC CEB / Rev. Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak, L-B (Year 2) across fields. Emmett 3879.2, Milne 4248 at p. 101 [Milne, J.G., Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins (Oxford 1933, reprint with supplement by Colin M. Kraay, 1971)], Dattari 5412. 20 mm., 9.28 g, 12 h.

 

In memory of your Father, my Dad passed in 1991 he was 66, from cancer also, I feel your sorrow.

Silver coin (AR Denarius) minted at Rome for CLODIUS ALBINUS, as Caesar, in 194 A.D. Obv. D.CL.SEPT.ALBIN.CAES.: bare hd. r. Rev. ROMAE.AETERNAE.: Roma std. l., on a shield, holding palladium and sceptre. RCS #1730. RSCIII #61 pg.16. RICIV #11 pg.45. DVM #23. RCSVII #6146.

 

My condolences...

 

You have my sympathy for this painful loss. Toutes mes condoléances...
Two Claudii :

Claudius I, dupondius of Lyons mint, rev. Ceres Augusta

Claudius II Gothicus.
"Claude II le Gothique, sa vie est un roman"

 

I am so sorry for your loss. With it, I am sure, come memories of times past; may they provide you with solace and comfort over the years to come.

 

Claudius Caesar has always been one of my favorite emperors. Here are a few from my collection in honor of your father:

 

My condolences to you and your family @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix .

Here is a Claudius II Gothicus in your father’s honor.

 

My sincere condolences for your loss @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix.

May this quote from Elisabeth Kuebler-Ross give you much comfort in these days: "Those who learned to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teachers about life. It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.”

A Claudius in honor of your father:
Æ As, Rome, late January 41 AD – January 10, 42 AD
24 x 26 mm, 9.506 g
RIC I (2nd edition) 97 (p. 185); BMCRE 145; RCV 1859;
TI CLAVDIUS (CAESAR) AVG PM TR P IMP bare head l. /(LIB)ERTAS AVGVST(A) Libertas, wearing long dress, standing facing, head r., holding pileus in extended r. hand; S C across field

 

I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of your father, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix.

Here is my brother's Claudius AE as with Minerva on the reverse in honour of your dad.



Erin

 

I am so sorry - that is too young!
Please stay positive ....as you always seem to be..



Here is a coin featuring Moneta - most probably meaning Juno/Moneta but perhaps inspired by Moneta/Mnemosyne - the Greek goddess of memory... in any case - here is to the memory of your father. Long may it be honored..

 

Ocat, I am very sorry to hear about your father 73 is much too young.

I would like to honor your father with my best CONSECRATIO coins of Claudius II.


This one has a very nice barbarian mustache. Unfortunately, I sold this for $9 or something, a travesty in my opinion.


This is the first Consecratio I obtained. A strong black patina is pretty nice.


This is an unusual example of a rather fully silvered altar coin.


This is probably my most impressive piece, I think worthy of your father. It's tough to find Consecration eagles in this state of preservation, and I hope he'd be proud to see this.


And just for fun, my smallest (14mm) and ugliest Barb altar!

 

I have no coins to show, but do offer my deepest sympathies.

My mum passed away 6 months ago, so have a sense of what you are going through.

It's not easy, but time does heal.

 

Yes grief is difficult and personal. When I lost my father .. for months I would notice any old man out of the corner of my eye that walked like him, had a similar gait or had mannerisms like him and think I was seeing him for a half second and then realize it wasn't. This passed after some time - and I was good for a bit but then feelings would come in waves. Like waves hitting a beach and then receding. These also come less frequently.. Time is the only healer.

 

My sincerest condolences to you and your family.

 

Sorry to hear this. Here are a few in his honor

 

So sorry for your loss.

 

Nero Claudius Drusus, father of the emperor Claudius I. Sestertius.
Obv.: Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus Imp(erator), head left.
Rev.: Ti. Claudius Caesar Aug(ustus) P(ontifex) M(aximus), Tr(ibuniciae) P(otestatis), Imp(erator), P(ater) P(atriae) / S(enatus) C(onsulto), the emperor Claudius I togate holding olive-branch, seated left on a curule chair placed over globe, around the chair, spears, shields, cuirass, helmet.

 

So sorry to hear of your dad's passing. I can certainly feel the pain you are going through.
My dad also left us too young, at 72, also cancer. That was a long time ago....I still remember his last words to me - "you were a good son".

Keep his memory alive, that is the best way to honour him.

In his honour, two of my coins of Claudius.

 

Cancer sucks. I know!

Here are a few of my favourite Claudius portraits in honour of your father: