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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1873366, member: 39084&quot;]In terms of appropriate reverse types, this coin is #1 in my collection:</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>Obv. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P IIII laureate head r.&nbsp; Rev. Battlemented wall IMPER RECEPT enclosing praetorian camp, Fides Praetorianorum left.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]316450[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>In the confusion and terror following Caligula&#039;s assassination, Claudius was discovered cowering behind some drapery, in fear of his life, by members of the Praetorian guard.&nbsp; Recognizing him as royalty and Caligula&#039;s uncle, they raised him as their next emperor, and the senate was basically forced to agree since the Praetorian guard was such a powerful force.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the life of me, I don&#039;t understand how this coin isn&#039;t included in Berk&#039;s <i>100 Greatest Ancient Coins</i>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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