Object numberCC59.2.1047
tetradrachm, Hellenistic/Provincial, Alexandria, 41-54 CE
Date41-54 CE
Emperor
Claudius
CultureGreek
MediumBillon
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodHellenistic/Provincial
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Head of Claudius, r., laureate, LB in front
TIBERIOS KLAUDIOS KAISAR SEBASTOS GERMANIKOS AUTOKRATWR
TIKLAUDIKAISSEB AGERMANIAUTOK L B
Ti. Claudius Caesar Sebastos (Augustus) Germanicus, imperator.
Messalina as Demeter l., veiled and clad in chiton and peplos, holds two small figures, two of her children, and ears of corn. L arm rests on column. Lituus in front.
MESSALINA KAIS SEBAS
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Severus Alexander
222-235 CE
Culture: Ancient Greek