Claudius Imp

Hope, I titled that correctly.
Thanks to a little help from the forum earlier.
I am not sure of my skills as an authenticator. I was hoping to say this was a good buy, but the arm position of Constantiae was wrong, among a few other questionable attributes. I'd like to think that I made a good purchase. but I am not sure.

Ref Claudius AE As, RIC 111, Cohen 14, BMC 199
Claudius Æ As. ca 42-43 AD. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head left / CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI S-C, Constantia standing left leaning on scepter. Cohen 14.


Either way, if genuine post your Claudius, and if fake, if you have any post them instead.

 

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Looks OK to me.


Claudius (41 - 54 A.D.)
AR Tetradrachm
EGYPT, Alexandria
O: TI KLA[UDI KAIS SEBA GERMANI AUTOKR], laureate head of Claudius right; LB to right.
R: ANTWNIA SEBASTH, draped bust of Antonia right, wearing hair in long plait.
Dated RY 2 (41/2 AD)
23mm
11.62g
Dattari 114; Milne 61-64; Emmett 73.


Claudius (41 - 54 A.D.)
Attaleia, Pamphylia
Æ 19
O: Bare head left.
R: ΑΤΤΑΛΕΩΝ, helmeted head of Athena right.
Attalea mint
4.44g
Baydur 15, BMC 13 (plate 23, 8), Istanbul museum collection 7726

Ex. Heritage Auctions, Aug 9, 2012, #231232 Lot 62017, (part of)

 

I cannot comment as I just am not an expert.

I do have a couple Asses from Claudius!


RI Claudius 41-54 Ae As 28mm LIBERTAS AVGVSTA holding pileus S-C RIC 113


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

 

Beautiful coin, with great eye appeal. I believe your one is the slightly earlier one RIC 95, minted 41-42. with obverse legend TICLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP.

 

I couldn't put it down after I saw it, new it was coming home with me, I will check the reference and let ya'll know.

 

Gonna be a few I have been summoned to make Pico and fried burrito's. YUM!

 

That series of As Constantiae, Libertas and Minerva were the first coins to really get me interested in the twelve caesar coinage. Constantia, RIC 95. Rome 41-42 AD.

Libertas, RIC 113, Rome 42 AD.
Minerva, RIC 116, Rome 42 AD.

 

I see nothing wrong with it and think it’s a very nice looking coin.

 

Man, what a nice coin. Uhm, wanna trade? Just kidding. That is a seriously impressive coin of Claudius though, and one any of us would be proud to own.

Here is my only Claudius

 

Thanks for the reference @Ancient Aussie I believe you are correct.
There are some wonderful coins being posted above, and I feel reassured that I made a good buy, and didn't have to return this one. cause I really like it!
I Wish I could find more in hand buy's, but ancients don't hit the market around here to often.

 

What everyone else said, seems like a nice lookin' coin!

I would like to get a portrait coin of Claudius, but I do have this quadrans with his name on it.




Claudius, AE Quadrans , AD 42.

O: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG, hand holding scales, PNR in field; R: PON M TR P IMP PP COS II around S C. RIC 91, Cohen 73. 17 mm, 3.2 g.

 

While I am not at all well schooled in any 12 Caesars coins, I feel less comfortable with Claudius than most because of the percentage we see that are not Rome mint regular issues. Whether any given coin is a specific and recognized mint or a barbarous copy is not always clear to me.



The last four above are not regular Rome but I can not name the mint or exact status of each. Yes, I do like countermarked coins. Does anyone know "AD"?

 

Kool coin P&G!

 

Very cool countermarks, those are some interesting Issues.

 

I only have 2 coins of Claudius. Both are denarii.

 

RIC Vol I, CLAUDIUS, As, Rome, No. 113 (AD 50)
Obverse: Claudius, bare headed facing left
Inscription clockwise from bottom: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P
Reverse: Personification of Liberty, standing, facing right
Inscription clockwise from bottom: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA | S -------- C (left and right)

 

A great looking coin!

 

That is one of the nicest ones I have seen! Is it yours, Randy?

 

Very nice coin, I really like the portrait and the crisp legend on the obverse.

Here's my example:

Ex Clain-Stefanelli

^^ THIS. Does anyone know of an academic paper on this topic?

I suspect your example, @Ancient Aussie, is not Rome mint, judging by the portrait. It's very nice, though!

Is this Minerva a Rome mint issue? Not sure, inclined towards no.