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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.109
People
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Title
Cistophorus of Claudius, Pergamum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
41-54 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Pergamum (Mysia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196908

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.75 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
cistophorus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: TI CLAVD CAES AVG l. up, r. down
  • inscription: reverse: ROM ET AVG on entablature
    COM ASI l. and r., in field
  • Obverse Inscription: TI CLAVD CAES AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: COM ASI ROM ET AVG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 120 p. 131; BMCRE 228

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.109
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Claudius l.; around, TI CLAVD - CAES AVG.
Rev.: Distyle temple inscribed ROM ET AVG on entablature and containing figure of Claudius, standing facing on l., r. hand holding spear, being crowned by female figure on r., l. hand holding cornucopia; to l. and r., COM - ASI.

Verification Level

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