Dupondius of Claudius in the name of his mother Antonia, Rome

Artists

Description

Obverse: draped bust of Antonia right with hair tied in a long plait behind her neck. Reverse: Emperor draped and veiled, standing left holding simpulum in right hand and a scroll in his left.

Dimensions

13.4 g

Provenance

[Monnaies et Médailles, S.A. Basel, (1951) Auction 10, lot 18]. [Santamaria, Rome, (1961), lot 198]. [Monnaies et Médailles, S.A. Basel, (1964) Auction 28, lot 277]. [Leu, Zurich, (1983) Auction 33, lot 24]. [Numismatic Fine Arts, Beverley Hills, CA, (1987), Sale XVIII, lot 433]; [Leu, Zurich, (1991) Auction 52, Distinguished American Collector, lot 165]. [Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich and London, (2003) Sale 25, lot 359]. [Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich and London, (2015) Auction 84, May 20-21, lot 909] sold; [through H & B Kreindler Ancient Coinage, Melville, NY (2015)]; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2015.