Divus Claudius. Died AD 54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.56 g, 11h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Nero, AD 54-55. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 750. Estimated: $ 1 500

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 4 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Divus Claudius. Died AD 54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.56 g, 11h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Nero, AD 54-55. Laureate head left / Ornamental slow quadriga right, surmounted by four miniature horses flanked by Victories. RIC I 5 (Nero); WCN 35 (Nero); Lyon 2 (Nero); RSC 32; Mazzini 32* (this coin). Deep old cabinet toning, a couple of edge test cuts. VF. Very rare.

Ex Giuseppe Mazzini Collection (publ. 1957); Naville II (12 June 1922), lot 279; Joseph Hamburger VII (17 June 1908), lot 1069.

The reverse commemorates the triumph that Claudius celebrated in AD 44 on the occasion of the conquest of Britain. A tensa was a carriage or chariot on which depictions of the gods were brought to the Games in the Circus in Rome (the Ludi Circenses). The consecration coins of Divus Claudius and a similar type on the coins of Divus Vespasian (RIC II 360 [Titus]) prove that the same honor was sometimes accorded to deified emperors.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 132 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 18-19 May 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Three – Lot 588-888 will be held Tuesday morning, 19 May 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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