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Auction: 13015 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 154

Claudius (AD 41-54), Aureus, 7.87g, Rome, AD 46-47, laureate head right, ti clavd. caesar. avg. pm. tr p. vi. imp. xi, rev. de britann on architrave of triumphal arch surmounted by an equestrian statue between two trophies (RIC 33; C.17; BMC 32; Askew 2; Foss 13), good very fine, rare

provenance
L.M. Stack, Sotheby, 22-23 April 1999, lot 139

This type commemorates one of the most significant events in British history - the invasion of Britain by Claudius in AD 43.

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Sold for
£30,000