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Aureus: Bust of Claudius I (obverse); Triumphal Arch with Equestrian Statue and Trophies (reverse)
AD 47–48
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Minted in Rome, this coin depicts the triumphal arch erected there in 44 AD commemorating Claudius in the campaign in Britain. On top of the arch is the emperor seated on a horse between two military trophies. The arch itself was a converted aqueduct which crossed the main road leading north toward Rome. Claudius was the youngest of the three surviving children of Drusus and Antonia Minor and the first Roman emperor to have been born outside Rome.
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- Title: Aureus: Bust of Claudius I (obverse); Triumphal Arch with Equestrian Statue and Trophies (reverse)
- Date Created: AD 47–48
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Coins
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.158
- Medium: gold
- Inscriptions: TI. CLAVD. CAESAR. AVG. P. M. TR. P.. VI. IMP. XI., De Britann
- Fun Fact: During his reign, Claudius started the successful campaign for the conquest of Britain.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: England, Roman, Claudius I, 41-54 A.D.
- Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
- Collection: MED - Numismatics
- Accession Number: 1969.158
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