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Denarius - Claudius S P Q R PP OB CS

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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 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.3 g
Diameter 18 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
246926
References RIC I# 41
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.41
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, supreme commander for the eleventh time.

Reverse

Legend in three lines in oak-wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
S P Q R
PP
OB CS

Unabridged legend: Senatus Populusque Romanus, Pater Patriae, Ob Cives Servatos.

Translation: The senate and the Roman people to the father of the nation, the saviour of the citizens.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.82–3.85 g;
Diameter varies: 16.67–19 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (46-47) 

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