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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.183
People
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Antonia Minor (36 BCE - 37 CE)
Title
Dupondius of Claudius in the name of his mother Antonia, 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
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186184

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.24 g
Denomination
dupondius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ANTONIA [AVGVSTA]
  • Reverse Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP / S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 92; BMC I 166, p.188

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
2008.115.183
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Antonia draped, r., head bare, hair fastened in long plait at back.
Rev.: Claudius, togate and veiled, standing l., holding simpulum in r., and resting l. on his side.

Exhibition History

  • Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008
  • Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011
  • Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013
  • 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 03/15/2016

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

Verification Level

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