| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 681 Price realized: 6,500 USD (Approx. 5,953 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.65 g, 4h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 49-50. TI CLAVD CAESAR AV[G P M] TR P VIIII IMP XVI, laureate head right / DE BRITANN on architrave of triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue left between two trophies. RIC I 45; von Kaenel Type 31, 813 (V558/R572); Lyon 61/4a (D293/R313); RSC 19; BMCRE 50; BN 62. Toned, some porosity. VF. From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 112 (11 September 2019), lot 593. Thanks to the Dr. Malcom Lyne and other featured collections, Triton XXVII is remarkably rich in coinage relating to, or struck in, Roman Britain (Provincia Britannia). Beginning with two exploratory probes by Julius Caesar in 55-54 BC, Roman interest and influence in Britannia grew throughout the next three centuries. Many emperors were personally involved in campaigns, which were often commemorated on their respective coinages. During the reign of Claudius, Verica, king of the Atrebates and ally of Rome, was forced into exile by invasions of the Catuvellauni, a neighboring tribe to the east. This served as the pretense for the Claudian invasion of Britannia in AD 43, led by general Aulus Plautius, who subsequently served as governor of the region (the future emperor Vespasian also ranked among the commanders). While Claudius had some participation in the campaigns–bringing reinforcements and elephants to Camulodunum–and received a triumph after his return to Rome, he refused the title Britannicus. The success of the invasion was commemorated on various issues. This denarius depicts the triumphal arch erected by the Roman Senate in honor of "Britannia conquered" (DE[victa] BRITANNIA). So momentous was the establishment of Roman rule in Britain that Claudius celebrated it even on a provincial issue from the far eastern mint in Cappadocia. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
