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Coin with head of Claudius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 41–54
Mint: Troas, Assos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 5.15 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.714
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Claudius to right, laureate.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Griffin recumbent to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Griffin recumbent to right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceFrom Assos, sarcophagus 111 (Excavations at Assos, p. 304, note 139). 1884: gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to the Museum of Fine Arts