Record ID: HAMP-D01735
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worn brass sestertius of Claudius dating AD 41-42. Obverse Laureate head of Claudius right, inscription TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM [ TR P IMP]. Reverse Spes advancing left, holding flower. Inscription [SPES AVGUSTA] S C.   Reece period 2. RIC 99 SPINK 1853
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 16th October 2023
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Record ID: WMID-089A79
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A worn copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Claudius I (AD 41-54), dating to the period c.AD 41-54 (Reece period 2). EX S C / O B / CIVES / SERVATOS reverse type depicting the legend over four lines within a wreath. Prototype of the mint of Rome, cf. RIC I (2nd ed.), nos. 96, 112. The coin is countermarked on the obverse with a rectangular punch with the mark PROB for Probatum = 'approved'. For countermarked sestertii of Claudius I, see R.F. Kenyon, 'The Countermark PROB on Coins of Claudius I from Britain', Numismatic Chronicle, 1988, pp. 53-61. Diameter 34.4mm…
Created on: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Record ID: NLM-2966C8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin. Sestertius, possibly of Claudius (41-54), mint of Rome. Obverse description: Short haired and clean-shaven bust laureate right, long neck and bare shoulders. Reverse description: possibly figure seated left. Diameter: 32.9mm, Weight: 20.90gms, die axis: 6
Created on: Thursday 29th July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 29th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-C70BF7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy contemporary copy of a Roman sestertius of Claudius I (AD 41-54), dating to the period AD 43 - c.50 (Reece Period 2). Uncertain reverse type. Uncertain mint. This coin is a British provincial imitation, which has been countermarked PROB, short for Probatum meaning "approved". PROB is a British variant of the abbreviation. This countermark gave official sanction to the coin by the Roman government or its legal representatives (Baker 1984, 54). Robert Kenyon (1988, 61) hypothesises that the coins were countermarked PROB at a Roman military centre in Britain an…
Created on: Tuesday 6th April 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: KENT-75C573
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn countermarked sestertius of Agrippina the Elder (c.14 BC-AD 33) under Claudius I (AD 41-54), dating to the period c.AD 50-54 (Reece period 2). [TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR A]VG GERM [P M TR P IMP P P] reverse type depicting a large S C. The reverse is countermarked with NCAPR in an incuse rectangle above the S C, the countermark inverted when viewed with the coin at correct orientation. Mint of Rome. As RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 128, no. 102; BMC I, p. 194, nos. 222-223 (with same countermark). The countermark on this coin is typically dated to the Neronian reforms of AD 64, although perhaps …
Created on: Thursday 11th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd May 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-C694D8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Claudius (AD 41-54), dating to c.AD 41-54 (Reece Period 2). Reverse: SPES AVGVSTA, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt. SC in exergue. As RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 128, no. 99 . Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through the PAS assigning many so-called Claudian contemporary copies to Roman auxiliary mints which operated at Lyons (Gaul) and in Spain. This example is a cont…
Created on: Thursday 7th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-87D15E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A heavily corroded copper-alloy Roman sestertius, possibly a countermarked coin of Claudius I (AD 41-54), dating to the period c.AD 41-54 (Reece period 2). Probably [SPES AVGVSTA] reverse type depicting Spes walking left holding flower and skirt. Possibly mint of Rome. cf. RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 128, no. 99 passim for the possible type. The large rectangular indentation at the back of the obverse bust might be the remains of a rectangular countermark. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is …
Created on: Friday 11th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Record ID: DENO-D2967F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman copper-alloy sestertius of Claudius (AD 41-54), dating to the period AD 41-50 (Reece Period 2). TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP depicting Claudius bare headed and togate seated left on a curule chair holding a branch in the right hand. A helmet and miscellaneous weaponry surround the curule. cf. RIC I, p. 137, no. 93. The coin is in good condition and only fairly worn. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage rec…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Record ID: HAMP-16A3A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn Roman sestertius of uncertain emperor, perhaps Claudius (AD 41-54), depicting a possible seated figure to reverse in the form of an 'L' shape in relief in one quadrant.
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-476A41
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Claudius dating c. 50-54 AD (Reece period 2). NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP reverse type depicting a triumphal arch surmounted rearing equestrian statue, spearing downwards between two trophies. The coin is relatively worn with an uneven green patina, but enough survives to make a secure identification. RIC vol. I, p. 130, no. 114. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through…
Created on: Wednesday 17th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-53C545
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy sestertius of Claudius (AD 41-54), dating to AD 41-54 (Reece Period 2). Reverse: EX S C OB CIVES SERVATOS in oak-wreath. Mint of Rome. RIC I (revised edition), pp. 128-130, no. 96 or 112. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through the PAS assigning many so-called Claudian contemporary copies to Roman auxiliary mints which operated at Lyons (Gaul) and in Spain. This example could not be classified to a mint.
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alney Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-FE2AC1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A probable Roman copper alloy sestertius, probably of Claudius (AD 41-54), probably SPES AVGVSTA, S C, Spes advancing left. Mint of Rome. RIC I, pp. 128 & 130, cf. nos. 99 & 115. The coin is very worn and corroded, and has no identifying marks. Diameter: 34.09mm. Thickness: 3.46mm. Weight: 11.33g. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through the PAS assigning many so-called Claudian contemporary copies to Roman auxiliary…
Created on: Thursday 16th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
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Record ID: WMID-BC6755
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy sestertius of Claudius (AD 41-54), dating to AD 41-54 (Reece Period 2). Reverse: SPES AVGVSTA, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC I (revised edition), p. 128, no. 99 or p. 130, no. 115. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through the PAS assigning many so-called Claudian contemporary copies to Roman auxiliary mints which operated at Lyons (Gaul) and in Spain. This example is from t…
Created on: Monday 13th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Record ID: HAMP-937FE6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An exceedingly worn Roman sestertius, possibly of Claudius I (AD 41-54, Reece period 2), the reverse illegible. The coin has a kink in the edge possibly from a hammer blow. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through the PAS assigning many so-called Claudian contemporary copies to Roman auxiliary mints which operated at Lyons (Gaul) and in Spain. This example could not be classified to a mint.
Created on: Monday 30th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horndean', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-56D8E3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Roman copper alloy sestertius dating to the first or second century AD, probably of Claudius (AD 41-54). Reece period 2. Possible mint of Rome (Moorhead S. 2013). Obverse is worn and illegible. No visible countermark. Reverse inscription: [E]X S [C] / [OB / CIVES] / SERVATOS within an oak wreath. Probable RIC 96 or 112, Cohen 39, BMC 115 or 185. Diameter: 32.36mm. Thickness: 3.74mm. Weight: 16.32g. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of …
Created on: Sunday 15th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-56C92E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Roman copper-alloy sestertius, dating to the first or second century AD, possibly of Claudius (AD 41-54), Reece period 2. No detail is legible due to wear and corrosion, but the reverse appears to have a standing figure, possibly Spes. Diameter: 33.07mm. Thickness: 4.09mm. Weight: 17.59g. For possible coin, see RIC I, pp. 128 & 130, nos. 99 & 115. Given that this coin was found in close proximity to three other coins of Claudius, this identification is plausible. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors M…
Created on: Sunday 15th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-562CF9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Roman copper-alloy sestertius of Claudius (AD 41-54). Possible mint of Rome (Moorhead S. 2013). Reece period 2. Obverse description: Bust facing right, laureate. Obverse inscription illegible due to wear and corrosion. No countermark visible. Reverse inscription: EX S C / OB / CIVES / SERVATOS in four lines within an oak wreath. RIC 96 or 112, Cohen 39, BMC 115 or 185. Diameter: 34.12mm. Thickness: 7.09mm. Weight: 20.49g. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through …
Created on: Sunday 15th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
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Record ID: WMID-17D0D7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / hammered copper alloy sestertius of Claudius (AD 41-54), dating to c. AD 41-50 (Reece Period 2), SPES AVGVSTA, Spes advancing left. Mint of Rome. RIC I, p. 128, no. 99. There is a rectangular countermark in front of the head which originally read PROB. Although these coins are listed as being from the mint of Rome in RIC, Robert Kenyon has noted that the coins are of a different style to any of the known styles of coins from Rome. Furthermore, the PROB countermark is only common in Britain and Italy. He suggests that these coins were struck in Britain. R. F. kenyon…
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Record ID: LIN-8863F1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A partly legible Roman copper-alloy sestertius, possibly of Claudius (41-54). Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through the PAS assigning many so-called Claudian contemporary copies to Roman auxiliary mints which operated at Lyons (Gaul) and in Spain. This example could not be classified to a mint.
Created on: Friday 31st May 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heckington area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-950A62
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn and unidentified Sestertius, perhaps of Claudius (AD 41-54). Reverse Illegible. Measuring 30-31mm in diameter. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through the PAS assigning many so-called Claudian contemporary copies to Roman auxiliary mints which operated at Lyons (Gaul) and in Spain. This example could not be classified to a mint.
Created on: Wednesday 30th January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Smannell', grid reference and parish protected.