CoinsRoman Provincial1st century CE

Cistophorus, probably of Ephesos

50-51 CE

Description

Obverse: Laureate head of Claudius and draped bust of Agrippina l., jugate. Circle of dots. TI CLAVD • CAES • AVG • AGRIPP • AVGVSTA Reverse: Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia facing standing, wearing calathus, fillets hanging from wrists. Circle of dots. DIANA EPHESIA

Classification

Coins

Technique

Struck

Medium

Silver

Culture

Roman Provincial

Period

Roman period

Century

1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

11.44 g, 2.6 cm

Provenance

Dr. H. Mayr-Harting (by 1949), sold; [through Glendining, London, November 15, 1949, lot 68]. Richard Cyril Lockett (1), Liverpool (by 1950), sold; [through Glendining, London, “Lockett VIII sale,” May 26, 1959, lot 191]. [Brunn-Rasmussen, “sale 764,” December 11, 2006, lot 5700 (2)]; [Ira and Larry Goldberg, Los Angeles, “sale 60,” September 21, 2010, lot 2360], sold; to Mike Gasvoda, US (2010-2016), sold; [through Numismatic Ars Classica, Zurich, “Gasvoda II sale,” October 6, 2016, lot 106]; [CNG, New York, “Triton XXVII sale,” January 9-10, 2024, lot 479], sold; to Harvard Art Museums. 1. Richard Cyril Lockett (1873-1950) 2. As per "Triton XXVII" catalog.