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Divus Claudius I. . Denarius, 3.66g (4h). Lugdunum, 54-5 AD. Obv: DIVVS CLAVDIVS AVGVSTVS Head laureate left. Rx: EX S C Tensa drawn right by four horses; the tensa has a pediment like a temple, surmounted by four small horses and flanked by two Victories, with a lituus between two pateras in the pediment itself; on the side panel of the car a standing frontal figure holding scepter or spear and a Victory advancing right holding out wreath; on the front panel, a standing figure holding scepter or spear and two pateras. BM 6. Paris 3. Cohen 32 (80 Fr.). RIC 5 (R3). Choice EF
Ex Gorny & Mosch 207, 15 October 2012, lot 581
A tensa was used to transport the attributes of a god to the circus in the procession before circus games. The consecration coins of Divus Claudius and a similar type on the coins of Divus Vespasian prove that the same honor was sometimes accorded to deified emperors
Ex Gorny & Mosch 207, 15 October 2012, lot 581
A tensa was used to transport the attributes of a god to the circus in the procession before circus games. The consecration coins of Divus Claudius and a similar type on the coins of Divus Vespasian prove that the same honor was sometimes accorded to deified emperors