RIC I (second edition) Claudius 124

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 41–AD 54

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Caesarea in Cappadocia (ancient mint)

Didrachm in silver struck at Caesarea in Cappadocia under Claudius, AD 41–AD 54, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Claudius 124. Obverse: Bust of Messallina, draped, right; hair in plait behind, two curls down neck. Reverse: Britannicus, head left, standing in between Octavia, left, holding his hand, and Antonia, right, holding cornucopia. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Silver
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Didrachm

Technical characteristics

Mint: Caesarea in Cappadocia
Issuing authority: Claudius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Messallina, draped, right; hair in plait behind, two curls down neck
Reverse type: Britannicus, head left, standing in between Octavia, left, holding his hand, and Antonia, right, holding cornucopia
Obverse legend: MESSALLINA AVGVSTA
Reverse legend: OCTAVIA BRTIANNICVS ANTONIA

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).cl.124
Catalogue reference: RIC I (second edition) Claudius 124
Type corpus identifier: ric.1(2).cl.124

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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