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Live auction - bpv_840755 - CLAUDIUS Diobole
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| Estimate : | 180 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 09 April 2024 15:10:52 |
Type : Diobole
Date: an 2
Mint name / Town : Alexandrie, Égypte
Metal : copper
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,70 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli taureau, bien venu à la frappe. Usure plus marquée au droit. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête laurée à droite (O*).
Obverse legend : TI KLAU KAI - SEBAS [GERM], (Tiberios Klaudios Kaisar Sebastos Germanikos
Obverse translation : (Tibère Claude césar auguste germanique).
Reverse
Reverse legend : //L(GAMMA)B.
Reverse description : Taureau à droite.
Reverse legend : AUTOKRA, (Autokrator)
Reverse translation : (Empereur/ An 2).
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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