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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1487204, member: 39084&quot;]To a great extent, my interest in the 12 Caesars period was inspired by the great British TV series &quot;I Claudius&quot; (adapted from Robert Graves&#039; book).&nbsp; I ended up buying the DVDs and have watched the entire series a number of times.</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, one of the first truly inspiring coins I acquired had the &quot;Fides Praetorianorum&quot; reverse that commemorated Claudius&#039; being raised to emperor by the Praetorian guard, exactly as history and the TV series portrayed the event.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]188670.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>CLAUDIUS&nbsp; 10 B.C. - 54 A.D.</p><p>AV Aureus (7.79 g.)&nbsp; Rome 44 - 45 A.D.</p><p>RIC 25</p><p>Obv. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P IIII laureate head right&nbsp; </p><p>Rev. Battlemented wall IMPER RECEPT enclosing praetorian camp, Fides Praetorianorum left.</p><p><br /></p><p>It remains today one of my favorite (probably THE favorite) in my collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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