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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3230873, member: 14873"]Thank you Gavin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All of my references affirm that it originally was - often to soldiers of all ranks who had saved the life of a comrade. It was usually accompanied by award of the Civic Oak Wreath ……… [/quote]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Again, my references assert that it was Augustus who first asked (or proclaimed) that it should also be awarded, again accompanied by the Civic Oak Wreath, under authority of the Senate to anyone who had “saved” the Roman citizenry at large, or rendered exemplary service to it. Claudius used the Civic Oak Wreath and citation as shown on the reverse of this sestertius to promote his service to the Empire - especially his recalling from exile, and restoring to them their land and civic status, numerous Roman citizens condemned by Caligula. Several of his statues depict Claudius wearing the Civic Oak leaf crown (Corona Civica).</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3230873, member: 14873"]Thank you Gavin. All of my references affirm that it originally was - often to soldiers of all ranks who had saved the life of a comrade. It was usually accompanied by award of the Civic Oak Wreath ……… [/quote] Again, my references assert that it was Augustus who first asked (or proclaimed) that it should also be awarded, again accompanied by the Civic Oak Wreath, under authority of the Senate to anyone who had “saved” the Roman citizenry at large, or rendered exemplary service to it. Claudius used the Civic Oak Wreath and citation as shown on the reverse of this sestertius to promote his service to the Empire - especially his recalling from exile, and restoring to them their land and civic status, numerous Roman citizens condemned by Caligula. Several of his statues depict Claudius wearing the Civic Oak leaf crown (Corona Civica). [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius[/url][/QUOTE]
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