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Sestertius of Agrippina the Elder

Roman (Artist)
42-43 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Head of Agrippina, bare, draped, right; beaded border. Reverse: Large S . C central with small dot and crescent interpunct; beaded border.
This coin was issued under the authority of the Emperor Claudius for his sister-in-law Agrippina, wife of Germanicus, who died in 33 CE. Claudius later married Agrippina the Younger, who was his niece.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] AGRIPPINA M(arci) F(ilia) GERMANICI CAESARIS [Translation] Agrippina, daughter of Marcus (wife of) Germanicus Caesar [Inscription, Latin; reverse] TI(berius) CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG(ustus) GERM(anicus) P(ontifex) M(aximus) TR(ibuniciae) P(otestate) IMP(erator) P(ater) P(atriae); S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, pontifex maximus, with tribunician power, Imperator, father of his country, by senatorial decree

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

Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.58 cm); axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.625

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