Aureus - Claudius IMPER RECEPT

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year46-47
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.7 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#36, OCRE#ric.1(2).cl.36, BMC RE#37, Calicó#362a
Obverse descriptionHead of Claudius, laureate, right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringTI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI
(Translation: Tiberius Claudius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eleventh time.)
Reverse descriptionBattlemented wall enclosing praetorian camp; inside, soldier, holding spear, right; in front, aquila; behind, pediment with flanking walls
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMPER RECEPT
(Translation: The supreme commander received [into allegiance].)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (46-47)  - -
Catalog ID7541691240
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