Claudius Imp

Yeah, I got it at my local shop, along with an Ae of Augustus and a heavily discounted price since I helped them identify a large group of ancients. I was very lucky, and grateful .

 

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I really dig the eagle.

 

I know of one person who has tried to categorize all the different Claudius bust types, the name is Von Kaenel as an example my constantia was sold to me as Von Kaenel type 61, here's a link to type 61 sold at CNG.....https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=3&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=Claudius Constantia von kaenel type 61&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1
If you take a look he seems to have all the more square chin and plated hair styles similar. If you type in 76 instead of 61 you will see more of the receding chin type and irregular hair style. Well worth playing around with for instance I think the OP would be categorized as 61 it might just come down to the celators version of what he looked like. Also if you look at my link page the barbarous or Spanish type stand out. Here's the link to 76...
https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=1&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=Claudius Constantia von kaenel type 76&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1
Also I would say your Minerva would be type 61 Rome mint.

 

@Pickin and Grinin, I see why you were smitten with this coin-- it's fabulous! Finding artistic, well-struck, and relatively well-preserved bronzes of Claudius is a hard task! Good eye

@randygeki, @Severus Alexander, and others also trotted out some very nice examples.

@dougsmit brought up some good food for though, as usual.

On the OP coin and a few others (like the one shown by Sevvy), the die engraver did a great job of conveying the diaphanous nature of Constantia's attire. To be honest, I never even noticed that this was not Minerva and when I went to read more about this "Constantia", there wasn't much out there (most hits referring to the wife of Licinius I/half-sister of Constantine I). From a Roma Numismatics listing of a Claudius aureus with Constantia seated:

"The unusual personification on the reverse of this coin has a special reference to Claudius. Constantia represents courage or perserverance in civil life, the quality that had enabled Claudius to bear the trials of his early years; he was ostracised by his family because he was afflicted with a limp, a stammer, and slight deafness. Suetonius writes that his mother, Antonia, described him as “portentum hominis” (“monster of men”). Despite such disdain from his kin, Claudius was popular with the Roman people, and enjoyed a reign of thirteen years; far longer than his contemporaries seem to have expected.

Dio Cassius also reports that in AD 47, Asinius Gallus conspired against Claudius and was banished, rather than executed (LX . 27). The reverse type may be alluding to the strength of Claudius’ resolve in the face of this betrayal."

@Valentinian, it looks like this Claudius/Constantia standing is an appropriate addition to your "Ancient Roman coin reverse types that are unique to a particular emperor" page. Constantia also appears seated on some denarii and aurei of Claudius and of Antonia Minor.

 

Issued under Claudius in memory of his father who fell of his horse and died:

 

good to see you again sir! i was just wondering about you!

 

those are hard to come by!

 

Thank you @ominus1 - I am enjoying lurking immensely these days!

 

i like your coin wow

 

one out my collection