Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.79 g, 4h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 44-45.Electronic Auction 490 Merani Collection – Roman Imperial, Gold Sold For $ 5 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.79 g, 4h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 44-45. TI CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • IIII, laureate head right / IMPER RECEPT across upper section of wall, Claudius seated left, holding scepter; to left, signum; all within distyle building with crescent in pediment and flanked by crenelated walls with arched entries; all set on crenelated wall with two arched entries. RIC I 25; von Kaenel Type 21, – (V304/R315 – [unlisted die combination]); Lyon 40 (D163/R193 – [unlisted die combination]); Calicó 361a; BMCRE 23 (same obv. die); BN 43-4; Biaggi 206 (same rev. die); Mazzini 43. Scratches and marks. Near VF. |