Roman imperial gold coin

Details

• Title

  Roman imperial gold coin

• Associated people

  Claudius (41 - 54) (ruler)

• Associated place

  The Roman World › Italy › Italia › Rome (mint)

• Date

  46 - 47

• Material and technique

  gold, struck

• Denomination

  Aureus

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  19 mm (diameter)
  7.75 g (weight)
  4 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  DE BRITANN

  TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI

• Design

  Laureate head of Claudius, right (obverse)

  
  

  Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue between two trophies (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Reverend Charles Godwyn, 1770.

• Museum location

  Lower ground floor | Gallery 7 | Money

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR8140

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