E-auction 238-161748 - bpv_459568 - CLAUDIUS Unité
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| Estimate : | 55 € |
| Price : | 20 € |
| Maximum bid : | 23 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 November 2017 14:53:30 |
| bidders : | 7 bidders |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 41-54
Mint name / Town : Thessalonique, Macédoine
Metal : copper
Diameter : 24,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 10,31 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et épais, légèrement décentré. Portrait stylisé. Joli revers avec un beau bouclier. Patine marron foncé granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête nue de Claude à gauche (O°1).
Obverse legend : TI KLAUDIOU - KAISAR, (Tiberios Klaudiou Kaisaros)
Obverse translation : (Tibère Claude césar).
Reverse
Reverse description : Bouclier macédonien.
Reverse legend : SEBASTOS MAKEDONWN, (Sebastos Makedonwn)
Reverse translation : (Auguste de Macédoine).
Commentary
Portrait rude. Les auteurs du Roman Provincial Coinage ont recensé 48 exemplaires avec un poids moyen de 8,49 g avec vingt-sept coins de droit.
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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