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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.296
People
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Antonia Minor (36 BCE - 37 CE)
Title
Dupondius of Claudius in the name of Antonia, 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/195996

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.67 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
dupondius
Date on Object
P P
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ANTONIA AVGVSTA
  • Reverse Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 104 p. 129; BMC I, 166

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Harvard College Library, Gift of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1908
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.296
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Antonia r., draped, head bare, hair in long plait; around, ANTONIA AVGVSTA.
Rev.: Claudius, veiled and togate, standing l., r. hand holding simpulum; to l. and r., S-C; around, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P.

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