Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-6248
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006248
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin. Roman Sestertius; Æ; ( grms., 35 mm.). Claudius AD. 41; Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP - Head of Drusus facing left, bare. Reverse: TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP - Claudius seated facing left, togate; scattered arms at feet; S C in exergue.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Production place:
Sub Mint T, ancient Rome
Culture or time period:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Claudius (Emperor of Rome) and Drusus Julius Caesar (Roman prince)
Inscription:
TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP, NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP, and S C
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
41 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 35 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6248, described as Coin. Roman Sestertius; Æ; ( grms., 35 mm.). Claudius AD. 41; Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP - Head of Drusus facing left, bare. Reverse: TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP - Claudius seated facing left, togate; scattered arms at feet; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6248, described as Coin. Roman Sestertius; Æ; ( grms., 35 mm.). Claudius AD. 41; Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP - Head of Drusus facing left, bare. Reverse: TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP - Claudius seated facing left, togate; scattered arms at feet; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6248, described as Coin. Roman Sestertius; Æ; ( grms., 35 mm.). Claudius AD. 41; Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP - Head of Drusus facing left, bare. Reverse: TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP - Claudius seated facing left, togate; scattered arms at feet; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6248, described as Coin. Roman Sestertius; Æ; ( grms., 35 mm.). Claudius AD. 41; Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP - Head of Drusus facing left, bare. Reverse: TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP - Claudius seated facing left, togate; scattered arms at feet; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6248, described as Coin. Roman Sestertius; Æ; ( grms., 35 mm.). Claudius AD. 41; Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP - Head of Drusus facing left, bare. Reverse: TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP - Claudius seated facing left, togate; scattered arms at feet; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6248, described as Coin. Roman Sestertius; Æ; ( grms., 35 mm.). Claudius AD. 41; Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP - Head of Drusus facing left, bare. Reverse: TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP - Claudius seated facing left, togate; scattered arms at feet; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6248, described as Coin. Roman Sestertius; Æ; ( grms., 35 mm.). Claudius AD. 41; Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP - Head of Drusus facing left, bare. Reverse: TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP - Claudius seated facing left, togate; scattered arms at feet; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6248, described as Coin. Roman Sestertius; Æ; ( grms., 35 mm.). Claudius AD. 41; Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP - Head of Drusus facing left, bare. Reverse: TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP - Claudius seated facing left, togate; scattered arms at feet; S C in exergue.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6248, described as Coin. Roman Sestertius; Æ; ( grms., 35 mm.). Claudius AD. 41; Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP - Head of Drusus facing left, bare. Reverse: TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP - Claudius seated facing left, togate; scattered arms at feet; S C in exergue.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6248, described as Coin. Roman Sestertius; Æ; ( grms., 35 mm.). Claudius AD. 41; Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVDIVS.DRVSVS.GERMANICVS.IMP - Head of Drusus facing left, bare. Reverse: TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P M.TR.P.IMP - Claudius seated facing left, togate; scattered arms at feet; S C in exergue.

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