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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.49
People
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Germanicus, Roman (r. 14 - 19 CE)
Title
As of Claudius, 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/196643

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.72 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
as
Date on Object
P P
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: GERMAN[ICVS CAE]SAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N starting low l.
  • inscription: reverse: SC large in centre
    TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM PM TR P IMP PP starting high r.
  • Obverse Inscription: GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N
  • Reverse Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 106 p. 129; BMCRE 215

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Harvard College Library
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.49
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Germanicus r.; around, GERMAN[ICVS CAE]SAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N.
Rev.: S C; around, [T]I CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG G[ERM P M TR P IMP P P].

Verification Level

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