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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3363635, member: 14873&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman">Patina: The surface of an object that has grown lovely with the passage of time and use”</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Three of my coins I forgot in my previous post:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000claudiuspanoply.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 109, 42-43AD (38mm, 28.0gm)</i></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Nero Claudius Drusus, bare head facing left</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Claudius seated left on curule chair holding olive branch,</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">weapons and armor beneath</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP</b> - <b>S C</b> (exergue)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Nero Claudius Drusus was the father of Claudius</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000claudsestertius600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 112, 50-54AD,</b> (36mm, 28.2gm)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Civic Oak Wreath</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription in four lines:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>EX SC</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>P P</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>OB CIVES</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>SERVATOS</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(within wreath)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/ric39ox.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/ric39rx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 112, 50-54AD,</b> (35.7mm, 27.9gm)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Civic Oak Wreath</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription in four lines:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>EX SC</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>P P</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>OB CIVES</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>SERVATOS</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(within wreath)</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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