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Aureus - Claudius S P Q R PP OB CS
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 51-52 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse lettering | S 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 | Plain |
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Issued in 51–52 AD, this aureus falls within a period when Claudius was consolidating favor after the politically damaging influence of his freedmen secretariat and the scandals surrounding Messalina. The reverse legend — invoking the Senate, People, and his designation as Father of the Fatherland alongside the OB CS formula acknowledging him as protector of citizens — was a calculated reassertion of constitutional legitimacy. Claudius used such titles aggressively in coinage, more so than most of his predecessors.
RIC I #63 is documented from a limited die pool, and surviving examples are correspondingly scarce.