EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 41). Good VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 6
Lot: 6038. Estimated: $ 200

Selections from the Barry N. Rightman Collection, Billon

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 41). Laureate head of Claudius right; L A (date) to right / ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙ ΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ, Messalina, veiled, standing left, leaning on column and holding two small figures in outstretched right hand, grain ears with left. Köln 61; Dattari (Savio) 119; K&G 12.1; RPC I 5113; Emmett 74.1. Deep cabinet toning, obverse die shift. Good VF.

From the Barry N. Rightman Collection. Ex Empire Coins 8 (7 December 1987), lot 321.

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: 22 January 2026 at 10:12:20 ET.



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