(Feb 10, 2017)
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| Weight | 4.3 g | | Diameter | 20 mm | | Obverse | : TI KLAU KAISAR SEBASTOS GERM, laureate head of Claudius right | | Reverse | RWMH SEBASSTH QESSALONIKEWN, Roma standing half left, holding spear and parazonium | Britain was an attractive target for Rome because of its material wealth — particularly mines and slaves
The reverse depicts Spes Augusta (Hope)
The reverse reads "EX SC PP OB CIVES SERVATOS", meaning "Senatus Consulto" (approved by the Senate), "Pater Patriae" (to the father of his country), "Ob Cives Servatos" (For having saved the citizens)
However, as the Flavians became established, they needed to emphasize their own credentials more, and their references to Claudius ceased
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