Quadrans PONT MAXI TR POT IMP

Struck under Claudius in the first year of his reign, this quadrans belongs to a series issued through 54 AD that revived a denomination largely dormant since Augustus. Claudius used the small bronze coinage in part to supply Rome's taverns and street markets, where larger denominations were impractical. The RC and PNR abbreviations found on this type — standing for the mint officials responsible — are among the few instances of named accountability on Roman imperial bronze at this fraction.