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Auction: 1011 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins, Commemorative Medals & Numismatic Books
Lot: 31

Germanicus (d.19 AD), As, issued by Claudius, Rome, 42 AD, bare head right, rev. ti clavdivs caesar avg, germ p m tr p imp pp around large sc (RIC 106), good fine; Claudius (41-54 AD), As (2), bare head left, rev. libertas-avgvsta-s-c, Libertas standing facing, head right (RIC 113), nearly very fine, another, rev. Minerva advancing right (RIC 100), good fine; Caligula (37-41 AD), Quadrans, Rome 40 AD, inscription around large rcc, rev. inscription around large SC divided by pileus (RIC 52), good fine (4) Estimate £ 150-200 The abbreviation RCC on the last coin is thought to stand for ´remissa ducentesima´, a reference to Caligula´s decision to abolish a tax on auctions originally instituted by Augustus at a rate of 1% and later reduced under Tiberius.

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