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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1950.78.12
People
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Title
Quadrans of Claudius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
41 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196911

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.44 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
quadrans
Date on Object
COS DES IT
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: PNR [TI CLAVD]IVS CAESAR AVG starting high r.
  • inscription: reverse: [PON M TR] P IMP COS DES [IT] starting high r.
    SC large, in centre
  • Obverse Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG; P N R
  • Reverse Inscription: PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT; S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 85 p. 126

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule III, Class of 1947
Accession Year
1950
Object Number
1950.78.12
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Hand l., holding pair of scales above P N R; around, [TI CLAVD]IVS CAESAR AVG.
Rev.: S C; around, [PON M TR] P IMP COS DES [IT].

Verification Level

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