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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.178
People
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
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/185959

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
23.93 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP
  • Reverse Inscription: SPES AVGVSTA; S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 99

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.178
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 IMP.
Rev.: Spes, draped, advancing l., r. hand holding flower, l. raising skirt; around, SPES AVGVSTA; in exergue, S C.

Verification Level

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