RPC I, 5113

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 5113
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Claudius (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Valeria Messallina
Issue LΑ = year 1
Dating AD 41
Obverse inscription ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑΥΤΟΚ(Ρ), L Α
Edition Τι(βέριος) Κλαύδι(ος) Καῖσ(αρ) Σεβα(στὸς) Γερμανι(κὸς) Αὐτοκρ(άτωρ) (ἔτους) αʹ
Translation Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Emperor, of year 1
Obverse design laureate head of Claudius, right
Reverse inscription ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ
Edition Μεσσαλίνα Καίσ(αρος) Σεβασ(τοῦ)
Translation Messalina, wife of Caesar Augustus
Reverse design Messalina standing, left veiled and holding two small figures and corn stalks leaning on column
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 13.54 g
Reference Walker 86
Specimens 4 (4 in the core collections)
Note AR 21.5%
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Dattari 119
2 2     O: HCR25410 M 60
3 3     L: 1950,1006.9 BMC 2648
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 88, 28 Apr. 2004, lot 126