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As of Claudius

Roman (Artist)
41-56 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Head of Claudius, bare, left; beaded border. Reverse: Libertas standing right, holding pileus hat in right hand, left hand extended in greeting.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] TI(berius) CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG(ustus) P(ontifex) M(aximus) TR(ibuniciae) P(otestate) IMP(erator) P(ater) P(atriae) [Translation] Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus, pontifex maximus, with tribunician power, Imperator, father of his country [Inscription, Latin; reverse] LIBERTA(s) AVGVSTA S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] Augustan freedom, 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 3/16 in. (2.97 cm); axis: 5:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.623

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