Claudius I; 41-54 AD, Branch Mint, 41 AD, Quadrans, 3.38g. RIC-84, C-70. Obv: TI CLAVDIV[S CAESAR] AVG Modius. Rx: PO[N M T]R P IMP COS DES IT, beginning at 9 rather than 12 o'clock, around large S C. Claudius' quadrantes have generally all been attributed to Rome, but a substantial number of them, including the present coin, were struck on small and irregular flans, and show an inferior style and sometimes unusual starting points for the legends, which must indicate provincial mintage. EF