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Aureus - Claudius IMPER RECEPT

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Claudius (Tiberius Claudius Drusus) (41-54)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 46-47
Value 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Gold
Weight 7.7 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
246921
References RIC I# 36
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.1(2).cl.36
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)
, BMC RE# 37
British Museum (publisher). Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (6 volumes).
, Calicó# 362a
Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes).

Obverse

Head of Claudius, laureate, right

Script: Latin

Lettering: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI

Unabridged legend: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta, Imperator Undecimus.

Translation: Tiberius Claudius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eleventh time.

Reverse

Battlemented wall enclosing praetorian camp; inside, soldier, holding spear, right; in front, aquila; behind, pediment with flanking walls

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMPER RECEPT

Unabridged legend: Imperatore Recepto.

Translation: The supreme commander received [into allegiance].

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Aureus - Claudius (IMPER RECEPT)
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 101
Lot 124
Internet Archive
24 Oct 2017 XF USD 21 350.80
(CHF 17 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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