bpv_718596 - CLAUDIUS Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: 50-54
Mint name / Town : Philippes, Macédoine
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 3,75 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Jolie contremarque. Usure régulière. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : TI CLAV AVG.
Obverse description : Tête nue de Claude à gauche (O°1).
Obverse translation : “Tiberius Claudius Augustus” (Tibère Claude Auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Scène de fondation avec deux prêtres voilés ave cun attelage à droite.
Commentary
Contremarque au 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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