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Message:: [QUOTE="Limes, post: 4596734, member: 101013"]First, that is an amazing coin [USER=15481]@svessien[/USER]! Just beautiful (and yes, I'm a bit jealous <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). And great write up! I enjoyed it, and thought it would be nice to see what I could find in the two reference books, in paper, that I have: Sear and van Meter. According to Sear, TR P I - II and COS II and IMP I - IV are dated 41 - 42 AD. The legend of your beautiful coin reads [TI] CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P. So, according to Sear, that would mean your coin should be dated 41 - 42 AD. Sear lists this type, with obverse legend TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P X IMP P P (which he dates 50-51 AD). The mint of this one, is Lugdunum. See Sear 1846, RIC 52. Van Meter lists your type as well, and with your obverse legend (ol/4, no. 8): TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG PM TR P. He dates it: 41 - 42 AD. He notes no mint, but does note that the type (according to him "the most abundant denarius type of Claudius") may refer to the suppression of a brief legionary mutiny in Dalmatia in 41 AD, or publicize Claudius' personal vision of Imperial stability through the hars suppression of all potential threats. When searching Claudius RIC 10 on ACSEARCH, I got 20 hits. I have not checked out if there are any doubles or errors, but auctioneers seem to mention Lugdunum as well as Rome mint. I do not know what makes a coin struck at the mint at Rome or Lugdunum. I am interested to see your digital by the way <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> And lastly, here's my denarius of Claudius. It's a posthumous issue by Nero. [ATTACH=full]1138425[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

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