coin
- Museum number
- R.5074
- Description
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Copper alloy coin. (whole)
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Head of Claudius, bare, left. (obverse)
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Minerva, helmeted and draped, advancing right hurling javelin, round shield on left arm. (reverse)
- Production date
- 41-50
- Dimensions
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Die-axis: 6 o'clock
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Diameter: 29 millimetres
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Weight: 8.69
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- Curator's comments
- Bibliography: Archaeologia XLVIII.224.
Object label: Coin, minted in Rome AD 41-50, Warwick Square, London
A bronze as of the Emperor Claudius (AD 41-54) was found in the stone urn (above). The coin was fairly new when deposited, making the deceased one of the first Londoners. Coins were often buried in graves in the belief that the dead must pay Charon, the Ferryman of the River Styx, for passage to the Underworld.
- Location
- On display (G49/dc4)
- Acquisition date
- 1881
- Acquisition notes
- Tyler collection
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- R.5074
