Claudius Bronze

Another newp. Nice little chunk of bronze:


CLAUDIUS
AE 25, Antioch Year 90
IMP TI CLAVD CAE AV GER, laureate head right
large S C within laurel wreath
RPC 4277
13.98g, 25mm

Sorry the pic is dark. This one wasnt easy to photograph, being that the coin itself is very dark.
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Very nice, Claudius!

 

Very nice!!

I can't post a photo----no access to my photo library

 

Nice chunk of bronze for sure.
I recently posted my only Claudius.

 

Very nice youthfull looking Claudius Evan8, have a few, my favorite Constantia Rome circa 50 AD, As 11.2gm, 27mm. RIC I 95.

 

Claudius and Agrippina II
AE 12 Nummia; 9.30 gm; 25.0 mm
Bosporos, under King Kotys I, AD 50-54
Obv: ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΥ ΚΑΙCΑΡΟC, laureate head of Claudius, right.
Rev: ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑΝ CΕΒΑCΤΗΝ, head of Agrippina II, left, in loop ponytail; BAK before.
Refs: SGI 5438; RPC 1925; BMC 13.52,7; Anokhin Bosporus 348; SNG Copenhagen 31.


Claudius and Messalina
Billon Tetradrachm; 10.32 gm; 24.0 mm
Alexandria, AD 45/46
Obv: ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑΥΤΟΚΡ, laureate head of Claudius, r.; LϚ (year 6) before
Rev: ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ, Messalina standing l., holding children and ears of corn
Refs: RCV 1869; SGI 495; RPC 5164; BMCG 75; SNG Cologne 88; Milne 106

 

That As is gorgeous. I really like that reverse.

 

Very cool score @Evan8 ! I love the dark patinas even though they can be challenging to image.

 

Can you explain the date 'year 90'? I went looking on past CNG sales and found a couple marked 97AD but with no explanation. I see nothing that suggests it was an issue half a century after Claudius lived so I would have expected some clue in the listings.
https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=251753

 

Evan, congrats on your sweet OP-addition

=> here is my Claudius AE As
(Minerva with shield and spear)

 

Nice!

 

smooth, dark green, and HEAVY...that's sexy!

my only claudius is this quadrans...

 

I have one with a similar dark, glossy appearance. Some of these were really chunky! 16.4g, 25mm.

 

I'm guessing this was a typo and "97" refers to Year 97 of the Caesarean Era (= AD 48/49). However, I've no idea how catalogers would have even dated these since I don't see dates on any of the SC types, but some other issues of the city such as this one and this one showed dates by Caesarean Era year.

 

A nice addition, Evan.
Like it a lot!

This is one of my favorite Claudius -
Ta,n green and earthen deposits, what else can you ask for.

 

Chunky bronzes rock... very nice OP.

 

Cool CHUNKY @Evan8

I have a couple of I, Claudius:


RI Claudius 41-54 Ae As 28mm LIBERTAS AVGVSTA S-C RIC 100


RI Claudius Ae As 28mm Minerva S-C RIC 100


And a couple of his EVIL WIVES:


RI ANTONIA Minor AVGVSTA d-Marc Antony w-Nero Claudius Drusus AE Dupondius 28mm 11.8g togate holding simpulum S-C


RProv Valeria Messalina m-Claudius 41-54 CE Alexandria BI Tet yr 42-43 13.1g 25mm RPC I 5131

 

Sorry in wildwinds it says year 90= 41/42 AD. I was just putting down what they had.