Claudius Praetorian Guard tower obverse
Claudius ruled AD 41-54
AV aureus 7.8218 gm, 18.6 mm
Rome AD 44-45
1. Sutherland, C. H. V. 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage: Volume 1. From 31 BC to AD 69. Page 122 #25. London: Spink and Son Ltd.
2. Mattingly, Harold. 1923. Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum: Volume 1. Augustus to Vitellius. Page 168 #23 and Plate 31 #15. London: Spink & Son Ltd.
Obverse
Claudius, diademed, facing right
TI CLVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P IIII
Reverse
Soldier facing left, standing on the top of a battlemented wall enclosing a praetorian camp. The soldier has a spear in his right hand with an aquila in front, behind a pediment with flanking walls
IMPER RECEPT