Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XX 29-30 Oct 2020
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Claudius Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 41-42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head to right / EX S C OB CIVES SERVATOS in four lines; all within oak wreath. RIC 96; C. 39; BMCRE 115; BN 152; von Kaenel Type 54. 30.67g, 36mm, 6h.
Near Mint State; a masterly portrait of Claudius in the finest style, preserved in extraordinary condition.
From the Long Valley River Collection;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VI, 14 January 2003, lot 820;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 32, 7 December 1994, lot 357 and illustrated on cover.
Struck for his accession, the reverse of this stunning sestertius bears a simple yet pleasing type that highlights Claudius' familial ties to Augustus while at the same time bestowing upon him the honour of the corona civica, the award traditionally given to those who had saved the life of a citizen. A prerogative that was passed to each new emperor 'by decree of the Senate' (EX S C), the corona civica had originally been granted to Augustus for ending the strife of the civil wars and thus 'saving' the citizens of Rome.
Near Mint State; a masterly portrait of Claudius in the finest style, preserved in extraordinary condition.
From the Long Valley River Collection;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VI, 14 January 2003, lot 820;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 32, 7 December 1994, lot 357 and illustrated on cover.
Struck for his accession, the reverse of this stunning sestertius bears a simple yet pleasing type that highlights Claudius' familial ties to Augustus while at the same time bestowing upon him the honour of the corona civica, the award traditionally given to those who had saved the life of a citizen. A prerogative that was passed to each new emperor 'by decree of the Senate' (EX S C), the corona civica had originally been granted to Augustus for ending the strife of the civil wars and thus 'saving' the citizens of Rome.