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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.197
People
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Title
As of Claudius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
50(?)-54 CE
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196010

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.24 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Date on Object
P P
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP PP
  • inscription: reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA
    SC
  • Obverse Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P
  • Reverse Inscription: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 113 p. 130

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.197
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Claudius l.; around, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P.
Rev.: Libertas, draped, standing facing, head r., r. hand holding pileus, l. extended; to l. and r., S-C; around, LIBERTAS AVGVSTA.

Verification Level

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