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Nemesis in Attendance


Claudius, AR denarius, RIC 33, 49-50 AD.
Obv.: Claudius laureate r., [TI] CLAVD CAESR AVG PM TR P VIIII [IMP XVIII]
Rev.: Winged Pax-Victory-Nemesis walking r. wielding caduceus, emblematically spitting in bosom of garment (an apotropaic technique), serpent going before, PACI AVGVSTAE
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