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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.429.66
People
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Agrippina The Elder, Roman (r. c. 14 BCE - 33 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Claudius in the name of Agrippina the Elder, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
50 -54 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181946

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
29.41 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
P P
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS
  • Reverse Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 102 p.128

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.429.66
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Agrippina, draped, head bare. r.; hair waved and fastened in long plait at back; around, AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS.
Rev.: S C; around, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TRI P IMP P P.

Verification Level

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