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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 8502130, member: 75799&quot;]Fifth of the 12 Caesars. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Fouree Denarius imitating Rome mint. Brittania. Very rare. NGC AU. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503992[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The fourth emperor of Rome, he succeeded his nephew Caligula upon the formers assassination by the Praetorian guard and some conspirators. As Emperor he expanded Roman territories further especially into Britannia (Britain). His coinage especially silver denarius are particularly scarce despite his reasonably long reign. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is the only ancient Fouree in my collection. Fourees are ancient imitations of official coins which were circulated at the risk of death by forgers. They usually use a base metal (eg copper) core covered in a layer of actual silver and struck on. This was to maximize profits in saving precious silver for circulation and is practiced since ancient times predating Claudius. Nonetheless they are legitimate numismatic items and considerably much scarcer than the real deal due to the immense risks of being caught.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unlike other fourees, this fouree is unique because they are the probably a semi-legitimate emergency coinage tolerated largely by the government. Following the invasion of Britannia in A.D. 43, there is an urgent need to fill the need of thousands of Roman soldiers for coinage. Though not officially sanctioned, the practice was probably tolerated. These fourees were found concentrated around England and in limited quantities per hoard.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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