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Coin of Claudiconium (Iconium) with head of Claudius, struck under Annius Afrinus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 41–54
Mint: Lycaonia, Claudiconium (Iconium)

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 11.07 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1202
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Claudius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Sarapis (or Hades ?) seated left, sceptre in right hand. Dog (Cerberus ?) seated beside throne.
Inscription in Greek.

Doublestruck.
Provenance1964, sold by Hans von Aulock (b. 1906 - d. 1980), New York and Hamburg, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 23, 1964)