Object numberCC59.2.0340
sestertius, Roman Empire, Claudius, 41-50 CE
Date41-50 CE
Emperor
Claudius
CultureRoman
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 3.68 cm, 26.11 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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The laureate head of Claudius is facing right with TI CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUG P M TR P IMP inscribed around.
TIBERIUS CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS PONTIFEX MAXIMUS TRIBUNICIA POTESTATE IMPERATOR
TI CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUG P M TR P IMP
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus, pontifex maximus, imperator, with tribunician power
A draped Spes is moving towards the left, holding a flower in her right hand and her skirt in her left hand. S C is inscribed in exergue and SPES AUGUSTA is inscribed around.
SPES AUGUSTA, SENATUS CONSULTO
SPES AUGUSTA, S C
August Hope. By decree of the senate.
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