CNG 68, Lot: 236. Ti. Claudius Ti.f. Ap.n. Nero. 79 
BC. AR Brockage Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.30 
gm). Estimate $100. Sold For $225 

Ti. Claudius Ti.f. Ap.n. Nero. 79 BC. AR 
Brockage Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.30 gm). 
Draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over 
shoulder / incuse of obverse. Cf. Crawford 
383/1; cf. Sydenham 770 and 770a; cf. Claudia 5 
and 6. VF.
Ti. Claudius Nero was the grandfather of the 
emperor Tiberius. The true meaning of the 
obverse is not known, though it may be an 
allusion to the Claudians' Sabine origins.

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