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RPC 1787 of Claudius

Claudius AE23 of Calchedon, Bithnynia. TI KLAUDIOU KAISAROS SEBASTOS, laureate head left / KALCADONIWN, diademed, draped bust of Apollo right, lyre before. SGI 438cf.

Lot No.9158. VF, 8.0g. Countermarked PKA.

$ 475.

Tiberius Claudius Drusus, born in 10 BC, was Caligula's uncle and was acclaimed emperor by the Praetorians after his nephew was assassinated in 41 AD. Despite being considered a halfwit, he was an able emperor, ruling until 54 AD, when he is believed to have been poisoned by his wife and neice, Agrippina Junior.