Claudius AD 41-54 Silver Plated Denarius De Britann Triumphal Arch
£875.00
Claudius AD 41-54 Silver Plated Denarius
De Britann Triumphal Arch
The Twelve Caesars
RCV1843
18x20mm, 3.12g
Comes with previous handwritten labels, likely from the Waveley Valley Hoard.
The ‘Arch of Claudius’ was a triumphal arch built in Rome to honour the emperor Claudius’ successful invasion of Britain.
The arch, with its inscription, was dedicated in AD 51, although coins were issued prior to the event. The coin shows the arch surmounted by an equestrian statue between two trophies. It was a conversion of one of the arches of the ‘Aqua Virgo’ aqueduct where it crossed the Via Flaminia, the main road to the north, in Rome.
Plated denarii often occur from the 1st to 3rd centuries AD. It has been suggested that good quality coins were intended to be used as official issues.
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