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brm_993367 - CLAUDIUS Quadrans
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Type : Quadrans
Date: 42
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,49 g.
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, centré. Joli revers. Usure régulière. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG.
Obverse description : Modius.
Obverse translation : “Tiberius Claudius Cæsar Augustus”, (Tibère Claude césar auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT.
Reverse description : Grand S C.
Reverse translation : “Pontifex Maximus Tribunicia Potestate Imperator Consul Designatum iterum”, (Grand pontife, revêtu de la puissance tribunitienne, empereur, consul pour la deuxième fois).
Historical background
CLAUDIUS
(24/01/41-13/10/54)
Claude was born in 10 BC in Lyon. Became emperor by chance after the assassination of Caligula in 41, he is despite physical flaws a great emperor and a good administrator, but remains dominated by his wives and his freedmen who hold the reality of power. In 50, after his marriage with his niece, Agrippina, he adopted his son Nero to the detriment of Britannicus, his own son born of the union with Messalina. He dies assassinated by Agrippina who serves him a dish of poisoned mushrooms.
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