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Sestertius with bust of Agrippina II, struck under Claudius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 50–54
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 26.95 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1986.886
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Agrippina II to right. AGRIPPINAEAVGGERMANICIFCAESARISAVG
Reverse: Carpentum left, drawn by two mules.
Reverse: Carpentum left, drawn by two mules.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: V. J. E. Ryan Collection; by 1952: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W. 1 (auction of the V. J. E. Ryan Collection, part 5, April 2-3,1952, lot 2273 [said to be from the Walters Collection]); purchased at the Ryan auction by Cornelius C. Vermeule III; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 17, 1986