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Aureus with bust of Claudius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 46–47
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.80 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.794
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Claudius, laureate, right.
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPVI (line above VI) IMPXI
Reverse: Triumphal arch. Equestrian statue on top between two trophies.
Rider extends right hand and holds spear in left.
DEBRITANN on architrave.
TICLAVDCAESARAVGPMTRPVI (line above VI) IMPXI
Reverse: Triumphal arch. Equestrian statue on top between two trophies.
Rider extends right hand and holds spear in left.
DEBRITANN on architrave.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, June 11, 1975, as Apparatus (reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, March 10, 1976)