Syria, uncertain Caesarea, Claudius
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Description
Syria, uncertain Caesarea, Claudius (41 – 54 AD). TIBEPIOC KΛΑΥΔΙΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ; bare head right / KAICAPEΩN; Zeus seated left, holding phiale and sceptre, ETOYC E in left field.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE26 |
| Weight [g]: | 11,70 |
| Grade: | F/F |
| Attribution: | RPC 4085 |
| Commentary: | rare; green patina with some deposits |
Historical Context
Claudius being partially deaf, limping and probably deranged was kept away from public life by his family but apparently he was not unpopular with the public being chosen by the equites (mounted knights) as the head of their delegations for Augustus' funeral.
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