Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-6484
Permalink:
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Description:
Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Claudius Drusus Ru. Claudius Standard. - 20.2 gm. Obverse: [NERO CLAVD]IVS GERMAN[ICVS IMP] - Bare head of Claudius, facing left. Reverse: Illegible - Claudius seated on a curule chair surrounded by weapons.
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Sub Mint L, ancient Rome
Culture or time period:
Classical Rome and Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
undated
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Claudius (Emperor of Rome) and Nero (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: [NERO CLAVD]IVS GERMAN[ICVS IMP] and Reverse legend: (Illegible)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
54-68 AD
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6484, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Claudius Drusus Ru. Claudius Standard. - 20.2 gm. Obverse: [NERO CLAVD]IVS GERMAN[ICVS IMP] - Bare head of Claudius, facing left. Reverse: Illegible - Claudius seated on a curule chair surrounded by weapons.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6484, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Claudius Drusus Ru. Claudius Standard. - 20.2 gm. Obverse: [NERO CLAVD]IVS GERMAN[ICVS IMP] - Bare head of Claudius, facing left. Reverse: Illegible - Claudius seated on a curule chair surrounded by weapons.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6484, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Claudius Drusus Ru. Claudius Standard. - 20.2 gm. Obverse: [NERO CLAVD]IVS GERMAN[ICVS IMP] - Bare head of Claudius, facing left. Reverse: Illegible - Claudius seated on a curule chair surrounded by weapons.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6484, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Claudius Drusus Ru. Claudius Standard. - 20.2 gm. Obverse: [NERO CLAVD]IVS GERMAN[ICVS IMP] - Bare head of Claudius, facing left. Reverse: Illegible - Claudius seated on a curule chair surrounded by weapons.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6484, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Claudius Drusus Ru. Claudius Standard. - 20.2 gm. Obverse: [NERO CLAVD]IVS GERMAN[ICVS IMP] - Bare head of Claudius, facing left. Reverse: Illegible - Claudius seated on a curule chair surrounded by weapons.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6484, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Claudius Drusus Ru. Claudius Standard. - 20.2 gm. Obverse: [NERO CLAVD]IVS GERMAN[ICVS IMP] - Bare head of Claudius, facing left. Reverse: Illegible - Claudius seated on a curule chair surrounded by weapons.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6484, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Claudius Drusus Ru. Claudius Standard. - 20.2 gm. Obverse: [NERO CLAVD]IVS GERMAN[ICVS IMP] - Bare head of Claudius, facing left. Reverse: Illegible - Claudius seated on a curule chair surrounded by weapons.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6484, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Claudius Drusus Ru. Claudius Standard. - 20.2 gm. Obverse: [NERO CLAVD]IVS GERMAN[ICVS IMP] - Bare head of Claudius, facing left. Reverse: Illegible - Claudius seated on a curule chair surrounded by weapons.

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