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Couldn't help buying this one since I've wanted a better example of Claudius in my collection for some time (my only two coins of him have seen better days...  ). Plus its not often I buy 1st century coins. I think it's RIC 100? Claudius AE AsObv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR IMP, bare head facing left Rev: S-C across field, Minerva standing right, brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield on left arm  |
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=> great lookin' coin!!  ... the reverse is quite good (nice "SC") Edited by stevex6
10/13/2012 12:36 pm
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United States
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Not a bad coin at all. I believe I have the same one.
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I have one similar. I cannot read the end of the obverse legend on your coin, but the obverse legend on mine is: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP P P, bare head left. The reverse looks the same. I have my attributed as RIC 116  |
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Spain
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Edited by malamute67
10/13/2012 2:23 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very nice group! I want to get a Claudius someday!
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Thanks all  malamute67, nice-looking coins Quote:
I have one similar. I cannot read the end of the obverse legend on your coin Yeah, that's why I just went by how many letters I was able to see after the M in PM. Without having it in hand, I could be wrong of course. |
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Good portraits of Claudius (stylewise) are very hard to find. They are often caricatural imo. I finally managed to get a decent one lately, in a decent grade   |
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Nice looking coins, gentlemen!! => I have one myself that I am fairly fond of ...   |
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This is perhaps my best portrait of Claudius:  |
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=> very cool coin, Bing!!
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Stevex6--the portrait on your coin reminds me a lot of marble busts of Claudius. |
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