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Splendid Denarius of Claudius
Desirable Denarius of Claudius
3118
Claudius. SilverDenarius (3.76 g), AD41-54.
Rome, AD41/2. TI
CLAVDCAESARAVGGERMPMTRP, laureateheadofClaudius
right.
Reverse:
EXSC / OBCIVES / SERVATOS in three lines with-
in oak-wreath. RIC 16; BMC 18; RSC 35. Well struck and perfectly
centered. Some luster still present, lightly toned.
Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value ......................................................$7,000 - 8,000
3119
Claudius. Silver Denarius (3.8 g), AD 41-54.
Rome, AD 51/2. TI CLAVD
CAESAR AVG P M TR P XI IMP P P COS V, laureate head of Claudius
right.
Reverse:
PACI AVGVSTAE, Nemesis advancing right, pulling fold of
her robe below neck, holding winged caduceus downwards with which she
points at serpent before her. RIC 62; BMC 69; RSC 68. Perfectly centered on
both sides with full legends. Extremely attractive with lovely iridescent ton-
ing.
Extremely Fine.
The goddess Nemesis represented divine retribution and just fortune, and
according to the poet Mesomedes was the daughter of Justitia. She was
often invoked before a military campaign where it was customary to offer a
sword in her honor. Her appearance on imperial coins is uncommon, main-
ly occurring under Claudius and Hadrian. She is normally but not always
depicted winged, as here, and often pulls a fold of drapery from her neck
so that she can spit into her bosom (Meleager Anthologia Graeca XII.229).
Estimated Value ......................................................................... $7,000 - 8,000
Ex C. K. Collection (Triton XIV, 3 January 2011), 648; Leu 86 (5 May 2003),
765.
