Aureus - Claudius S P Q R PP OB CS

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year50-51
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.6 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#53, OCRE#ric.1(2).cl.53
Obverse descriptionHead of Claudius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringTI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P X IMP P P
(Translation: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Decima, Imperator, Pater Patriae. Tiberius Claudius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the tenth time, supreme commander (Imperator), father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionLegend in three lines in oak-wreath.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R PP OB CS
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus, Pater Patriae, Ob Cives Servatos. The senate and the Roman people to the father of the nation, the saviour of the citizens.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (50-51)  - -
Catalog ID4154959490
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