EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. BI Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 12.17 g, 1h). Dated RY 3 (AD 42/43).

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. BI Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 12.17 g, 1h). Dated RY 3 (AD 42/43). Laureate head of Claudius right; L Γ (date) to right / Messalina standing facing, head left, holding two small figures and grain ears, and leaning upon column to right. Köln 75; Dattari 123; K&G 12.22; RPC I 5131; Emmett 74.3. Toned, porosity. Near VF.

From the Richard Baker Collection.

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: 9 February 2022 at 12:28:20 ET.

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