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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3032545, member: 56859"]No, LΓ indicates regnal year 3, which for Claudius was late August in the common era year 42 through late August of common era year 43. Regnal years are based on the Alexandrian year which begins on the 1st of Thoth, roughly August 29th or 30th on the Julian calendar, with some corrections for leap years. An emperor's first and last regnal year generally aren't full years. In Alexandrian coinage, often an emperor's first or last regnal year issues are rare due to the abbreviated minting period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Claudius was elevated soon after the death of Caligula, so roughly late January of 41. His first regnal year ended ~August 28th of 41.</p><p><br /></p><p>You'll typically see the year of issue for Alexandrian coins listed as 42/43 (using Alegandron's coin as an example), with the more precise date unstated but understood.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3032545, member: 56859"]No, LΓ indicates regnal year 3, which for Claudius was late August in the common era year 42 through late August of common era year 43. Regnal years are based on the Alexandrian year which begins on the 1st of Thoth, roughly August 29th or 30th on the Julian calendar, with some corrections for leap years. An emperor's first and last regnal year generally aren't full years. In Alexandrian coinage, often an emperor's first or last regnal year issues are rare due to the abbreviated minting period. Claudius was elevated soon after the death of Caligula, so roughly late January of 41. His first regnal year ended ~August 28th of 41. You'll typically see the year of issue for Alexandrian coins listed as 42/43 (using Alegandron's coin as an example), with the more precise date unstated but understood.[/QUOTE]
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