1976.40.67: Dupondius of Claudius in the name of Antonia, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1976.40.67

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

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/196327

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.56 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

dupondius

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: obverse: [ANTO]NIA AVG[VSTA]
  l. up, r. down
• inscription: reverse: [TI CLA]VDIV[S CAESAR AVG P]M TR P IMP
• 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 p. 127; BMCRE I, 166

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Harvard College Library

Accession Year

1976

Object Number

1976.40.67

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Bust of Antonia, draped, r., head bare, and hair fastened in long plait; around, [ANTO]NIA AVG[VSTA].
Rev.: Claudius, togate, standing l., holding simpulum in r. hand and resting left on his side; to l. and r., S-C; around, [TI CLA]VDIV[S CAESAR AVG P]M TR P IMP.

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