Auction Catalogue

9 April 1997

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Historical Medals and Banknotes

The Westbury Hotel  37 Conduit Street  London  W1S 2YF

Lot

№ 42

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9 April 1997

Hammer Price:
£240

Claudius (AD41-54) “plated” Denarius, ti clavd caesar avg p m tr pv imp viii, head, laureate right reverse spqr. p.p. ob. cs. in three lines within wreath (RIC-.). Unpublished, good very fine (£240-280)

This coin, apparently from a recent Suffolk hoard is dated tr p v imp viii (AD 44-45). No official issued Denarii have this date and jump from tr p iiii to tr p. vi. imp x.