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Antoninianus of Claudius II

Roman (Artist)
269 CE (Late Antique)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Bust of Claudius II, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Jupiter, cloaked, standing frontal, head turned to left, holding scepter in left hand, thunderbolt in right.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] IMP(erator) C(aius) CLAVDIVS AVG(ustus) [Translation] Imperator Gaius Claudius Augustus [Inscription, Latin; reverse] IOVI VICTORI [Translation] To Jupiter the Victor

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

F. Herbert Prem, New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1965, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 13/16 in. (2.05 cm); axis: 1:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. F. Herbert Prem, 1965

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.721

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