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Message:: [QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 2737712, member: 81887"]Here's my final win from Frank Robinson's auction:[ATTACH=full]624315[/ATTACH] Roman Provincial.  Macedon, Thessalonica.  AE 22mm.  Claudius (41-54).  Obverse: Bust of Claudius right, inscription in Greek "Ti Clau Kaisa[r]".  Reverse: Bust of Augustus right, inscription in Greek behind head "Thessalo...".  RPC I, 1579. Thessalonica was founded shortly after Alexander the Great's death, and by early Roman Imperial times was a thriving city.  It was a major mint for Late Roman bronzes, and today is the second largest city in Greece.  The story of Claudius is too well known for me to rehash; if you need a refresher, go watch the 1970s BBC adaptation of "I, Claudius", or better yet, read Robert Graves two-novel series "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the God" (they condensed both books into the BBC version).  On this coin, Claudius is shown along with his great-uncle Augustus. I won this coin at Frank Robinson's auction, where it was described as showing Augustus on the obverse (with the "Thessalo..." inscription) and Julius Caesar (labeled "Theos") on the reverse.  While there is an issue of Thessalonika like that, the inscription "Ti Klau" is very clear and removes all doubt.  This serves as a reminder that attributions in auction catalogs, dealer lists, etc. are not always right.  It's still a nice coin, even if it's not a posthumous Julius Caesar portrait.[/QUOTE]