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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1857317, member: 39084&quot;]CLAUDIUS&nbsp; 41 - 54 A.D.</p><p>AE As (9.41 g.)&nbsp; Rome 50 - 54 A.D.&nbsp; RIC 113</p><p>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P Bare head l.&nbsp; Rev. LIBERTAS - AVGVSTA S - C Libertas draped, standing facing, head r., holding pileus and extending l. hand</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]311422[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>CLAUDIUS&nbsp; 10 B.C. - 54 A.D.</p><p>AE Sestertius (29.21 g.)&nbsp; Rome 41 - 54 A.D.&nbsp; RIC 99</p><p>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP Laureate head right.&nbsp; Rev. SPES - AVGVSTA&nbsp; Spes, draped, advancing left, flower in right hand, raising skirt with left, S C in exergue</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]311423[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Although it&#039;s somewhat subjective, portrait style is among the most important criteria when determining how much I&#039;ll spend on a coin.&nbsp; I rarely, if ever, see portraits from other mints whose style is at all comparable to Rome or Lugdunum.&nbsp; The above sestertius looks even better in hand than the picture, and the portrait style is among the best I&#039;ve seen on a Claudius sestertius.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not really able to articulate better why I consider some styles &quot;better&quot; or &quot;more artistic&quot; than others, but when I get time I&#039;ll post some other examples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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