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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1964,1203.89
Denomination
aureus
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Jugate busts right, of Nero (in forefront), draped at back of neck and bare-headed, and of Agrippina, draped and bare-headed.
(obverse)
Quadriga of elephants left; bearing two chairs in which are seated Divus Claudius (the further), radiate and holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand, and Divus Augustus, radiate, holding patera in right hand and sceptre in left.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Nero
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
55
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Materials
gold
Dimensions
Die-axis:
2 o'clock
Weight:
7.68 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The less prominent position given to Agrippina's portrait, and the relegation of her title to the reverse, indicates the beginning of the erosion of her influence.
Bibliographic references
RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1
(6, p.150)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
royal/imperial
elephant
charioteer/chariot
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Nero
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Agrippina the Younger
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Claudius I
(deified)
Portrait of:
Augustus (Octavian)
(deified)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Allen George Clark
Acquisition date
1964
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1964,1203.89