EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.44 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 (AD 45/6). VF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 561.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Silver

Estimate: $ 150

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.44 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 (AD 45/6). Laureate head right; L ς (date) before / Messalina, veiled, standing left, leaning on column, holding two children and grain ears. Köln 88; Dattari (Savio) 129; K&G 12.54; RPC I 5164; Emmett 74.6. Toned. VF. Well centered and struck.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 29 July 2009.

The reverse type depicts Valeria Messalina, Claudius’ third wife, in the guise of Demeter. The two small figures in her right hand are identified as Britannicus and Claudia Octavia, her two children by Claudius.

Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 13:06:40 ET.

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