Aureus: Bust of Claudius I (obverse); Triumphal Arch with Equestrian Statue and Trophies (reverse)
AD 47–48
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Aureus: Bust of Claudius I (obverse); Triumphal Arch with Equestrian Statue and Trophies (reverse), AD 47–48. England, Roman, Claudius I, 41-54 A.D.. Gold; diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.158 During his reign, Claudius started the successful campaign for the conquest of Britain.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: TI. CLAVD. CAESAR. AVG. P. M. TR. P.. VI. IMP. XI. Translation: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta, Imperator Undecimus. (Tiberius Claudius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eleventh time.) Remark: obverse Inscription: De Britann Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.158
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times.</em> The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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