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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: 22 mm. Weight: 7.29 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.72
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Claudius to left.
TI.CLAVD.CAESAR AVG.GERM [P.M.TR.P]
Reverse: Oak wreath within which: PP / OBCIVES / SERVATOS
(see handwritten inscription for uncertain letters on obverse)
TI.CLAVD.CAESAR AVG.GERM [P.M.TR.P]
Reverse: Oak wreath within which: PP / OBCIVES / SERVATOS
(see handwritten inscription for uncertain letters on obverse)
Provenance1923, L. Vierordt (d. by 1930); March 5, 1923, Vierordt sale, Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, lot 803, probably to H. C. Levis, London; June 18-20, 1925, Levis collection sale, Naville et Cie. at the Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, lot 347. Possibly William Harrison Woodward (b. 1856 - d. 1941), London [see note]; possibly by descent to his son, Arthur M. Woodward, London; September 27, 1962, Woodward sale, Glendining and Co., London, lot 363, to Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; 1963, sold by Robert E. Hecht, Jr., to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 13, 1963)
NOTE: A coin collector, and father of Arthur M. Woodward.
NOTE: A coin collector, and father of Arthur M. Woodward.