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Didrachm of Caesarea with bust of Claudius

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 43–48
Mint: Cappadocia, Caesarea

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 7.18 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.305
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Claudius to left.
TICLAVDCAESAR AVGG[ERPMTRP]
Reverse: Claudius driving guadriga to right.
In ex.: DEBRITANNIS
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Edward Gans, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California (Gans List 28, Spring 1962, no. 7006); April 11, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 514.50 (this is the total cost of 62.288–62.316).