Printed Auction 42 Aftersale Lot 178

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Printed Auction 42 Aftersale Lot 178

Claudius. A.D. 41-54. Æ as. 12.39 gm. 27.5 mm. Rome mint. Struck A.D. 41-42. His bare head left; TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP / Constantia standing left, raising hand and holding spear; CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI S C. RIC I 95. Good Very Fine; attractive glossy dark brown/ black patina, fields smoothed; handsome youthful portrait of Claudius.

Ex Pegasi (2000). Ex Wayne Phillips Collection.

Disfigured, awkward and clumsy, Claudius was the black sheep of his family and an unlikely emperor. Despite these disadvantages, Claudius worked hard at his job and improved Rome’s judicial system, passing laws protecting sick slaves, extending citizenship, and increasing women’s privileges. He also treated his people with unusual respect, prompting Suetonius to remark how his behavior endeared him to his people. Among his greatest successes was conquering Britain, the most important addition to the Empire since the time of Augustus. Unfortunately his terrible taste in women led to his undoing.

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