Tetradrachm of Claudius II, Emperor of Rome from Alexandria

268–69

Medium: Billon
Dimensions: 9.58 g, 12:00, 21.5 mm
Credit Line: Gift of James H. Schwartz
Accession Number: 2005.6.308
Geography: Made in Alexandria, Egypt
Culture: Roman
Period: 3rd century A.D.
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: AUT K KLAUDIOS SEB [Gr.] Laureate bust of Claudius II r.

Reverse Description: Elpis advancing l., holding flower in r. hand and lifting skirt with l.; year beta

Provenance

James H. Schwartz, New York, to 2005; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Object copyright

Additional information

coins, money, tetradrachms

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