[eBay logo] Home Listings Buyers Sellers Search Help News/Chat Site Map Cool Happenings. Find out what's cool at eBay! CNG - Claudius AE As. Nice green patina! VF. Item #115810294 Coins & Stamps:Coins:Non-US:Ancient, Medieval [Image] Bidding is closed for this item. [Image] [Show description]Currently $191.38 First bid $1.00 Quantity 1 # of bids 12 (bid history) [Leave feedback] (with emails) (to seller) Time left Auction has Location Lancaster, PA (to bidder) ended. [envelope] (mail this auction to Started 06/09/99, 12:40:36 PDT a friend) [Gift Alert] (request a gift Ends 06/16/99, 12:40:36 PDT alert) [Image] Seller cngcoins (313) [star] [about me] (view comments in seller's Feedback Profile) (view seller's other auctions) (ask seller a question) [Image] High bid prapius (1) [Image] Payment See item description for payment methods accepted Shipping Seller ships internationally, See item description for shipping charges [Image] Relist Seller: Didn't sell your item the first time? item eBay will refund your relisting fee if it sells the second time around. Relist this item. Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Currency is dollar ($) unless otherwise noted. Description ***Please be sure to check out the recent PRICE REDUCTIONS at historicalcoins.com*** [Image] Claudius. 41-54 AD. Æ As (10.66 gm). Bare head left / Minerva advancing right. RIC I 100; BMCRE 149. VF, nice green patina. 713280. Claudius, daughter of Marc Antony’s daughter Antonia and brother of the beloved Germanicus, grew up as black sheep of his family, the illustrious but murderous Julio-Claudians. His reputation as a limping, stammering dolt probably saved his life, for along the way virtually all of his more brilliant, poised contemporaries were murdered or died mysteriously. By the time his nephew Caligula was assassinated, he was the only male Julio-Claudian left, and won the throne by default. The Praetorian Guard acclaimed him Emperor, and Claudius skilfully snuffed out an attempt to restore the Republic by negotiating from strength with the Senate. He proceeded to surprise everyone by being a thoughtful, devoted ruler. He reformed the civil service, restored the Empire’s finances, built public works judiciously, and launched the conquest of Britannia, the first major addition to the Empire since Augustus’ day. He erred only in his suspicion (35 Senators were executed for real or imagined plots during his reign), his obsession with detail, and his atrocious taste in women. Messallina, his first wife, became synonymous for unbridled lust and corruption, and ended up engaging in a wild, sex-crazed conspiracy against her husband in which she literally lost her head. Claudius followed up by marrying his neice Agrippina the Younger, another schemer who foisted her repulsive son Nero on her husband as the eventual heir to the throne, then fed Claudius a dish of poisoned mushrooms. Claudius' life and loves are entertainingly recounted in the novels of Robert Graves, "I Claudius" and "Claudius the God," and in the popular PBS television series based on them. Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed - 14 day return privilege for any reason. CNG accepts for payment: check, money order or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express). The manner of payment accepted is subject to our qualification of the bidder. CNG's Domestic, Canadian, and International postage rates. Pennsylvania residents please add appropriate sales tax. If you would like to learn more about ancient and medieval coinage, visit us at historicalcoins.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Image] Bidding Bidding is closed for this item. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [eBay logo] Home Listings Buyers Sellers Search Help News/Chat Site Map Thank you for using eBay! About eBay | SafeHarbor Copyright © 1995-1999 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.