Egypt, Alexandria, RPC I 5133 Claudius & Antonia, 14-37 Tetradrachm circa 27-28 (year 14)

Claudius (41-54) and Antonia 

Egypt, Alexandria. BI Tetradrachm circa 42-43 (year 3),

Obverse: Laureate head r.; in r. field, LΓ.

Reverse: ΑΝΤΩΝΙΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ Bust of Antonia r.

Reference: RPC 5133. Dattari 117.

Size: 24.20 mm. Weight: 10.94 g.

Extremely rare, only two specimens listed in RPC and none on coinarchives, About Very Fine.

From a private British collection. Only two specimens listed in RPC.

Antonia Minor, daughter of Marcus Antonius and Octavia, wife of Drusus and mother of Claudius, was one of the most powerful individuals alive during the first decades of the Roman Empire. She not only helped educate three generations of the first imperial family but also played an active role in imperial politics for many years. From historical sources, it seems clear that she represented a moral counterbalance to the dissolute practices of some of her relatives. It is no wonder that she came to represent the Julio-Claudian dynasty in official propaganda and perhaps even in the popular sentiment of the times.

Reference : RPC I 5133

Source : https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/5133

Collection : VIIII Roman Provincial Coins