the lion in an aggressive stance with his teeth bared and full mane flowing
silver medal by W Goscombe John
stylised St George and dragon left
still the only example the cataloguer has seen
Aramaic legend on right ('BLTRZ' = Baaltars)
Claudius, Gold Aureus. the lion in an aggressiveClaudius (AD 41 54), gold Aureus, Lugdunum (Lyon), AD 44 45, TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P IIII, laureate head right, rev. IMPER RECEPT across upper section of wall, Claudius seated left, holding scepter, signum left, all within distyle building with crescent in pediment and flanked by crenelated walls with arched entries, set on crenelated wall with two arched entries, 7. 68g, 10h (RIC I 25 [1984: Rome]; von Kaenel Type 21 (unlisted dies); Lyon 40