RPC I, 1001

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1001
Province Cyrenaica and Crete
Region Crete
City Cnossus
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Claudius (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Valeria Messallina
Magistrate Capito (duovir) ; Cytherus (duovir)
Dating before AD 48
Obverse inscription TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS
Edition Ti(berius) Claudius Caesar Aug(ustus) Germanicus
Translation Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design bare head of Claudius, left
Reverse inscription VALERIA MESSALINA CAPITONE ET CYTHERO IIVIR
Edition Valeria Messallina Capitone et Cythero duovir(is)
Translation Valeria Messallina, with Capito and Cytherus duovirs
Reverse design draped bust of Messalina, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 5.43 g
Axis 7, 12
Reference Sv 214 corr.
Specimens 9 (9 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1926,0116.139 Seager
2 2     P: 765
3 3     P: Armand-Valton 384
4 4     V: GR 13539
5 5     V: GR 33502
6 6     ✸ B: 18238096, I-B
7 7     B: 1034/1893
8 8     O: Cameron
9 9     Mu