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Aureus with bust of Claudius

Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 49–50
Mint: Rome

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.63 gm. Die Axis: 4
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.793
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Claudius to right.
TICLAVDCAESAR.AVG.P.M.TR.P.VIII.IMP.XVI
Reverse: Pax Nemesis right, caduceus in left hand. Snake rearing up at right.
PACI AVGVSTAE
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)