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Coin of Alexandria with head of Claudius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 41–42
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis; Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23.5 mm. Weight: 7.78 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.835
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: ϹƐΒΑϹ [Γ] at right. Head of Claudius, profile right. At right, star.
Reverse: At right LB (year 2). Bundle of corn ears.
Reverse: At right LB (year 2). Bundle of corn ears.
InscriptionsObverse: ϹƐΒΑϹ [Γ]
Reverse: LΒ
Reverse: LΒ
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).