Coin of Lacedaemon, time of Claudius

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1997.260.224
People: Claudius, Roman (Lyon, Gaul r. 41 - 54 CE)
Title: Coin of Lacedaemon, time of Claudius
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 41-54
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lakedaimon (Lakonia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/212418

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

14.18 g

Die Axis

5

Denomination

as

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Illegible but should read TI KΛ ΣΕΒΑΣ
Reverse Inscription: Λ-Α / ΕΠ-Ι / ΛΑ-ΚW / Ν-ΟΣ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Grunauer group XXXV, 6; RPC I 1113; BCD Pelop 933

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year: 1997
Object Number: 1997.260.224
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of Claudius to r.

Reverse: Apollo Karneios standing facing, leaning on column and holding cornucopia with l. hand and placing r. hand on head

Verification Level

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1997.260.224: Coin of Lacedaemon, time of Claudius