Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Claudius II Gothicus

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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Claudius II Gothicus

Roman; minted in Alexandria, EgyptLinkedCulture matchlcp-7c7847fdba74

Date
268-269
Medium
Billon
Culture
Egypt
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
133564

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the bust of emperor Claudius II Gothicus. The back (reverse) depicts a bust of the god Hermanubis facing right, wearing a modius (headdress), with a winged caduceus, palm atop. The date this coin was struck is indicated in the reverse inscription " LB", which means the second year of Claudius's reign, or 268-269 CE. Claudius II Gothicus reigned from 268-270. One interesting feature of this particular coin is that the back side appears to have been struck more than once, a manufacturing error that is also referred to as a double exposure. This occurs when the coin has duplicate images from being struck again, off center.

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Gift of Robert L. Grover
Provenance
Robert L. Grover (1910-1998), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1978.

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AAT300037334

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