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Antoninianus with head of Claudius II Gothicus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 268–270
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 2.76 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1352
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate head of Claudius II Gothicus to right.
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Reverse: Providentia standing, legs crossed, baton in lowered right hand, left hand supporting cornucopia on column at her right. At left, globe.
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Reverse: Providentia standing, legs crossed, baton in lowered right hand, left hand supporting cornucopia on column at her right. At left, globe.
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ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.