Got it last week at the Central States 85th Coin show. Didn't have a quadrans and I really liked the lettering, apart from the fact that a quadrans was the cost of admission to the public baths. Just imagine how many Romans might have used this coin to go to the public baths. The title of “Pater Patriae” was assumed by Claudius in January 42 AD. Æ Quadrans, January 5 – December 31, 42 AD 3.90 g; RIC I², 90; BN 195, Sear (RCV 2000 ed.) 1865, Cohen 72; BMC/RE 182; Ob.: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus) Three-legged modius; border of dots Rev.: PON M TRP IMP P P COSII - Large S C; border of dots Please share your quadrans or anything you deem relevant
That's a nice example. How many ancients dealers were there, besides HJB? Being a large coin guy, I have only one quadrans of Claudius, and it's not really worth digging up. My example isnt' all that great.
Ancient dealers: Herakles Numismatics, CNG (they had two decadrachms that were for display and will be sold at their next auction: one was for over 247,000 and the other for over 275,000 needless to say, I just enjoyed looking at them; HJB also had a decadrachm that I enjoyed looking at), Heritage, mrbcoins, Leu numismatics, Stack's Bowers, are the dealers that I remember, but I'm sure there were many more.
A lovely coin! I don't have any quadrans (or semis) yet. I'm tempted to collect a full set of Trajan coins, including those.
That's a beauty @rrdenarius! Impressive how the hand is really delicately struck. Thank you so much for sharing
