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EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius, with Antonia. AD 41-54. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.02 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 41/42). Laureate head of Claudius right; L B (date) below chin / Draped bust of Antonia right. Köln 62-3; Dattari 114; K&G 12.3; RPC I 5117; Emmett 73. VF, toned, some minor porosity.
From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter.
This tetradrachm type was only issued during the first three regnal years of Claudius' reign, and honors his deceased mother, Antonia Minor. Claudius bestowed the title of Augusta (ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ) posthumously on Antonia in AD 41, who was the daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia, Augustus' sister.
From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter.
This tetradrachm type was only issued during the first three regnal years of Claudius' reign, and honors his deceased mother, Antonia Minor. Claudius bestowed the title of Augusta (ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ) posthumously on Antonia in AD 41, who was the daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia, Augustus' sister.