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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.103
People
Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Claudius, 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
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/21070

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
20.69 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP
  • Reverse Inscription: To l., SPES upwards; to r., AVGVSTA downwards; in exergue, SC

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I (2) Claudius 99; BMC 124

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.103
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Claudius r.; around, clockwise, TI CLAVD[IVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP].
Rev.: Spes, draped, advancing l., holding flower in r. hand and raising skirt with l. hand; to l., SPES upwards; to r., [AVGVSTA] downwards; in exergue, [SC].

Verification Level

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