Watch List notes:

Claudius, 41-54. Quadrans (Copper, 18 mm, 2.79 g, 6 h), Rome, 5 January-31 December 42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG Hand to left holding scales; below, P N R. Rev. PON M TR P IMP P P COS II around large S C. BMC 181. Cohen 73. RIC 91. Minor spots of corrosion, otherwise, good very fine.


From the Maggiore Collection, formed in the late 1970s to early 2000s.

P N R probably stands for pondus nummi restitutum, which refers to the raise in the weight of coins at the beginning of the reign of Claudius.