Aureus - Claudius S P Q R PP OB CS

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year49-50
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.4 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#48, OCRE#ric.1(2).cl.48, BMC RE#54, Cohen#88
Obverse descriptionHead of Claudius, laureate, right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringTI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VIIII IMP XVI
(Translation: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Nona, Imperator Sextus Decimus. Tiberius Claudius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the 16th time.)
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 (49-50)  - -
Catalog ID9682348040
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