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Nomos 15

22 October 2017
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 350 CHF
Hammer Price:  800 CHF
Lot 221

Claudius, 41-54. Quadrans (Copper, 13 mm, 4.09 g, 6 h), Rome, 25 January - 3 December 41. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG Hand left, holding scales, with PNR below. Rev. PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT around S.C. RIC 85. Von Kaenel Type 64. An absolutely splendid, sharply struck coin with a fine brown patina. Good extremely fine.

Ex Gadoury, 6 December 2014, 83.

Exactly what the letters PNR mean on the obverse of this coin is debatable: they probably stand for Pondus Nummi Restitutum, 'the weight of the coinage restored'. However, this change in weight refers to Claudius' initial gold and silver coinage, and why that should be commemorated on the smallest of all aes denominations is obscure.

Online bidding closes: 22 Oct 2017, 12:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 20:33:40 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:800 CHF

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