Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.75 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 49-50. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VIIII IMP XVI, laureate head right / DE BRITANN on architrave of triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue left between two trophies. RIC I 45; von Kaenel Type 31, 655 (V552/R566 – this coin, illustrated); Lyon 61 (unlisted dies); RSC 19; BMRE 50; BN 62. Toned, some hairlines and minor marks. Near EF. Rare.

From the collection of Professor David R. Beatty, C.M., O.B.E. Ex Áureo & Calicó 241 (8 February 2012), lot 21; Leo Benz Collection (Lanz 94, 22 November 1999), lot 207; Leu 22 (8 May 1979), lot 203.


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