Augustus, A.D. 41-54
Bronze As
Rome mint, A.D. 50-54
Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP PP
Rev: Helmeted Minerva with spear and shield facing right, between S and C
RIC 116
29mm, 10.8g.
Claudius, grandson of Augustus, was plucked from behind the palace drapes by the rampaging praetorian guards and declared emperor after the assassination of the notorious Caligula. Despite his stuttering, presumed feeble-mindedness and probable palsy, he proved to be a compassionate, capable administrator, undone only by his terrible choices of wives. This is the Claudius of “I, Claudius” fame.
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