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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.106
People
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Title
Billon Tetradrachm of Claudius, Alexandria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
42-43 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/21038

Physical Descriptions

Medium
billon
Metal
Bi
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.45 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
tetradrachm
Date on Object
LG [Greek]
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, TI KLAVDI KAIS SEBA GERMANI AVTOK (in Greek)
  • Reverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, MESSALINA KAIS SEBAS (in Greek)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC 5132

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.106
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Claudius r.; around, clockwise, TI KLAVDI KAIS SEBA GERMANI AVTOK (in Greek).
Rev.: Messalina (as Demeter) standing l., veiled, leaning on column, holding two small figures in r. hand and corn stalks in l. hand; in l. field, lituus; around, clockwise, MESSALINA KAIS SEBAS (in Greek).

Verification Level

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