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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 4206702, member: 97383&quot;]The coin pictured below is a thick &amp; heavy <i><b>as</b></i> issued under Claudius from the mint in Antioch, Syria.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1078398[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Claudius, AD 41-54, AE as: 18.43 gm, 25 mm, 12 h. McAlee 250c/1, this coin. Ex Richard McAlee Collection.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1078409[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Claudius, AD 41-54, AE Sestertius: 21.84 gm, 42 mm, NCAPR </b>countermark applied during the reign of Vespasian. Ex Richard Baker Collection. Apparently many coins of Claudius were kept in circulation a long time due to a shortage of copper. Notice how light this coin is compared to the example posted by Jamesicus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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