Well its not really a denarius But it looks like one ! And its not really of Claudius either ...... Its Nero ! Probably not even all that rare
Some who are familiar with me know of my aversion to silver And of my preference for Roman Imperials ...... especially Julio-Claudians Pure impulse purchase (seemed like a good deal !)
AR Drachm Caesarea Cappadocia Obv. NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERM Laureate bust of Nero right Rv. DIVOS CLAVD AVGVST GERMANIC PATER AVG Laureate bust of Claudius right 3.21 grams 16-8mm AD 63-4 RIC 186 BMC 418
Three things that throw me off in a single coin - heads on both sides, the legend is facing out of the coin and the coin is roman but the denomination is not! Very neat though, getting two nicely cut Julio-Claudian busts on one piece.
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