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Ancient Rome - 50-51 CE Claudius AR Denarius NGC XF

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      We at AUCM are pleased to offer a relic of the Roman empire, a Denarius from the reign of Claudius I, graded NGC XF. Roman mint, AD 50-51. Obverse features laureate head of Claudius I to the right, Legend: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TRIB POT P P. Reverse presents the draped bust of Agrippina II to right, niece and wife of Claudius, wearing a crown of corn ears, with her hair in a long plait behind. Legend: AGRIPPINAE AVGVSTAE. RIC I 81; BMCRE 75; BN 82; RSC 4. RIC I 81. Von Kaenel Type 50.

      This specimen has wonderful iridescent tone, with a few minor marks under the toning on the obverse. Both sides offer excellent portraits. 

Provenance:

  1. Robert O. Ebert Collection (Stack's Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 6047;
  2. Frederick S. Knobloch Collection (Stack's, 1 May 1980), lot 168.

      

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This coin was struck to commemorate Agrippina II being granted the honorific title of Augusta. She was only the third Roman woman to receive this title. This title was bestowed upon her in AD 50. She married her uncle Claudius as her third husband and his fourth wife. For her, the marriage was solely about power. She was stepmother to Claudia Antonia, Claudius's daughter, as well as the young Claudia Octavia and Britannicus, Claudius' children with Valeria Messalina. Agrippina got rid of anyone in the palace or the imperial court whom she believed was loyal to or honored the memory of Messalina, Claudius' late third wife. She also dispatched anybody whom she felt was a potential threat to her position and the future of her son Lucius (Nero). Among the victims was Lucius' (Nero's) second paternal aunt and Messalina's mother Domitia Lepida the Younger. The historian Griffin tells us how Agrippina "had achieved this dominant position for her son and herself by a web of political alliances..." Both ancient and modern historians of Rome have agreed that Agrippina had planned on securing the throne of Rome for her son from the first day of her marriage, if not sooner. Dio Cassius writes that "As soon as Agrippina had come to live in the palace she gained complete control over Claudius."

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Ancient Year Range 1-100 AD
Denom Type N/A
Numeric Denomination AR Denarius
Mint Location NONE
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Circ/UnCirc Not Specified
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Holder Variety Strike 4/5; Surface 4/5: light grafitto on obverse under bust of Claudius
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