CRETE, Koinon of Crete. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. Æ (22mm, 7.17 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 41-43. TI KΛAYΔIOΣ KAIΣAP ΓERMA ΣEBA, bare head of Claudius left / OΥAΛEPIA MEΣΣAΛEINA, bareheaded and draped bust of Messalina right. Svoronos 25; BMC 9; McClean 7219; RPC I 1032. Good VF, green patina. Among the finest known, with a delicate and wonderfully preserved portrait of Messalina.
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