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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 1531181, member: 9204&quot;]Traditional interpretations of the coinage of Claudius place all issues at the Rome mint. Both RIC and von Kaenel, major references in use today, disregard the existence of any western mints after the closure of the facilities at Lugdunum (modern Lyons). However, stylistic analysis of western hoards demonstrates that there were additional official mints. For more information, see the article by Besombes and Barrandon in Revue Numismatique 2000.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/numi_0484-8942_2000_num_6_155_2281" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/numi_0484-8942_2000_num_6_155_2281" rel="nofollow">http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/numi_0484-8942_2000_num_6_155_2281</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a specimen in my collection:</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/normal_00040x00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>ROME. Claudius.</b> AD 41-53.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Æ As&nbsp; &nbsp; (28mm, 11.64 g, 6 h). Official issue. </p> <p style="text-align: center">Iberian mint I, engraver A. Struck AD 41-circa 50.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Bare head left</p> <p style="text-align: center">Minerva advancing right, brandishing spear and holding round shield; S C flanking</p> <p style="text-align: center">RIC I -; Besombes &amp; Barrandon pl. V, 2/3 (obv./rev.)</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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