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Coin of Berytus with head of Claudius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 41–54
Mint: Syria, Berytus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 19.73 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.955
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Claudius to right.
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Reverse: Founder, veiled, plowing right with ox and cow.
Above: COL.IVL
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Reverse: Founder, veiled, plowing right with ox and cow.
Above: COL.IVL
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Spink and Son, Ltd., 5-7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1, England; purchased by MFA from Spink and Son, Ltd., June 5, 1963