RIC I (second edition) Claudius 79, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 50–54 AD. Obverse: bust of nero, bare-headed, draped, right. Reverse: legend in four lines on shield; behind, vertical spear. Weight about 3.4 g, diameter 16.5 mm.
obverse
Bust of Nero, bare-headed, draped, right
NERONI CLAVDIO DRVSO GERM COS DESIGN
reverse
Legend in four lines on shield; behind, vertical spear
EQVESTER ORDO PRINCIPI IVVENT
specimens (11)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.30g
⌀19.2
6↕
British Museum
3.53g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum
3.76g
7↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.57g
⌀17.0
7↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.52g
⌀17.9
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.18g
⌀18.7
12↕
KENOM — Freiberg
3.06g
1↕
BnF (National Library of France)
3.70g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.41g
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Claudius 79 (ric.1(2).cl.79), 50–54 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-claudius-79/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA