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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.504.13
People
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Nero Claudius Drusus, Roman
Title
Sestertius of Claudius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
41-50(?) CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175507

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
28.53 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP
  • Reverse Inscription: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP; S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 98 p. 128

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1986
Object Number
1986.504.13
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Claudius r.; around, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP.
Rev.: Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue r., spearing downward with r. hand, between two trophies; to l. and r., S-C; around, NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP.

Verification Level

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