1972.246: Aureus of Claudius, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1972.246

People

Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)

Title

Aureus of Claudius, Rome

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

51-52 CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)

Period

Roman Imperial period, Early

Culture

Roman Imperial

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/195977

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

7.67 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

aureus

Date on Object

TR P XI; COS V

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG PM TR P XI IMP PP COS V
• Reverse Inscription: PACI AVGVSTAE

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RIC I 2, 61 p. 124

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins

Accession Year

1972

Object Number

1972.246

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Laureate head of Claudius r.; around, TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P XI IMP P P COS V. (line above XI and V to denote numerals)
Rev.: Pax-Nemesis, winged, advancing r., l. hand holding winged caduceus pointing down at snake, r. holding out fold of drapery below chin; around, PACI AVGVSTAE.

Publication History

• The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

• The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973

Subjects and Contexts

• Ancient Coins

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