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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #18
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                 Web Product ID: 3858
                 Estimate: $750.00
                 Final Sale Price: $830.50
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                 Denomination: Denarius
                 Grade: VF
                 Reference: RIC I 62; BMCRE 69; RSC 68




  Claudius. 41-54 AD. AR Denarius (3.53 gm). Struck 51-52 AD. TI CLAUD CAESAR AVG P M
  TR P XI IMP P P COS V, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Nemesis walking right
  holding caduceus, preceded by a serpent. RIC I 62; BMCRE 69; RSC 68. VF, reverse
  struck slightly off-center. Estimate $750.



  After serious civil unrest in Alexandria between Greeks and Jews, Claudius imposed a
  settlement. In appreciation, the Greeks dedicated a gold statue of Pax Augusti
  Claudiana in Rome.


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