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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1963.44.53
People
Claudius II Gothicus, Roman (r. 268 - 270)
Title
Tetradrachm of Alexandria under Claudius Gothicus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
268-270 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180256

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.08 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Date on Object
Year 1
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVTKKΛAVΔIOCCƐB
  • Reverse Inscription: L A

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Emmett 3878; Milne 4207

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb in memory of William Eliot Lamb, Class of 1858, Keeper and Cataloguer of the coins of the University in that year
Accession Year
1963
Object Number
1963.44.53
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Claudius II r., laureate, wearing cloak and cuirass, back view.
Rev.: Eagled standing r., head turned back, wreath in beak.

Verification Level

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