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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1981.74.67
People
Messalina, Roman (r. 41 - 48 CE)
Britannicus, Roman (r. 41-55 CE)
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Title
Coin of Tralles under Claudius, Messalina and Britannicus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
41-48 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tralles (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182864

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.52 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: TI KLAY KAI CEBAC
  • Reverse Inscription: KAISAREWN BRETANNIKOS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC I 2654; BMC 124 p. 345; D.S. 691

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1981
Object Number
1981.74.67
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Heads, face to face, of Claudius, laureate., l., and of Messalina r.
Rev.: Britannicus, clad in toga, standing l., holding in r. hand two ears of corn.

Verification Level

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