Roman Imperial
Claudius (41-54), As 50-54, Rome mint
Obverse: bare head left
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P
Reverse: Constantia, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding spear in left hand and raising right, S-C across fields
CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI
Diameter 27 mm, weight 11.14 g
During the rule of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, large demand for lower denominations, i.e. bronze coins, was covered not only by the central mint in Rome, formally controlled by the senate (SC - Senatus Constulto), but also, although to a lesser extent, the mint in Lugdunum under the Emperor's responsibility. The abundant production of the Roman mint under Claudius included relatively few types.
