PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Magnificent silver cistophore of Claude beautiful detailed portrait of Claude. A legend still visible just like the Grènetis. Coin of the numismatic department of Godot et Fils with its certificate of authenticity.

OBVERSE :

Description: Claude head naked left.

Caption: TI. CLAVD - CAES. AVG.. “Tiberius Claudius Cæsar Augustus”, (Tiberius Caesar Augustus).

REVERSE :

Description: Temple in front, inside Claude standing to the left is crowned by a deity holding a horn of plenty.

Caption: COM - ASI/ ROM AND AVG. “Communæ Asiæ/ Romæ et Augusti” (From the cities of Asia/ To Rome and Augustus).

HISTORY :

The cistophore was minted under Claudius for the first time since the great coinage of this denomination by Augustus. Claudian issues were nowhere near as large, and the coins we can see generally show significant wear, indicating that they circulated widely.  These issues may all have been commemorative in nature and were not intended to be regular coins for the region. There are four main types of Claudius' cistophore issues: those that include Agrippina (his wife); issues dedicated to Artemis (Diana) and her temple, as above; issues with temple reverses ROM AND AVG; and, at the end of his reign, issues that identify Nero as his successor.

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