517 | Roman Empire

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NERO DRUZO, in the time of Claudio I. Sestercio. (Ae. 25.40g/35mm). 41-50 AD (RIC 93). Obv: Head of Claudius I to the left, around legend: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP. Rev: Claudio I seated to the left on a curule chair carrying a branch, below arms, around legend: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP. Good Very Fine. repatinated. Rare specimen.

One of the great contributions of Claudio I to numismatics are the thematic novelties that we can find on many of its reverses: alluding to the character and acts of the emperor, his taste and attachment to the army, to events in public or political life. In the case of the bronzes, the curule chair, a chair intended for magistrates and high officials, is one of the most used resources, although it is not difficult to find representations of various allegories. This thematic variety is in keeping with a period that, from a cultural point of view, is considered one of the most flourishing in the Empire and Claudius as one of the most erudite emperors in the history of Rome.