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Aureus with head of Claudius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 43–44
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 7.64 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.1008
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Claudius, laureate, right.
TICLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.P.M.TR.P.III
Reverse: Wall of Praetorian camp. Within: legionary eagle and soldier holding spear.
On wall: IMPER.RECEPT
TICLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.P.M.TR.P.III
Reverse: Wall of Praetorian camp. Within: legionary eagle and soldier holding spear.
On wall: IMPER.RECEPT
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hall Park McCullough Collection; by 1967: with Stack's, 123 West 57th Street, New York (Stack's auction of Hall Park McCullough Collection, November 22, 1967, lot 842); purchased on behalf of MFA at Stack's auction by Münzen und Medaillen AG, Malzgasse 25, Basel; December 13, 1967: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen AG