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Claudius I, with Agrippina II [niece and wife of Claudius]
Before Agrippina II, Livia was the only Roman empress to appear on coins in her own person, although even she was never named. Here we have a coin that explicitly presents the new wife of Claudius I. Upon first glance, Agrippina appears as in her public portrait and with the title Agrippinae Augustae; in this guise she is consort and mother of the male members of the imperial family and therefore essential to dynastic continuity. But, with further observation, it becomes apparent that Agrippina is wearing a crown of corn ears, which offers a further insight into the empress' public role. The crown is an allusion to the goddess Ceres, patroness of the sanctities of...
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Before Agrippina II, Livia was the only Roman empress to appear on coins in her own person, although even she was never named. Here we have a coin that explicitly presents the new wife of Claudius I. Upon first glance, Agrippina appears as in her public portrait and with the title Agrippinae Augustae; in this guise she is consort and mother of the male members of the imperial family and therefore essential to dynastic continuity. But, with further observation, it becomes apparent that Agrippina is wearing a crown of corn ears, which offers a further insight into the empress' public role. The crown is an allusion to the goddess Ceres, patroness of the sanctities of...
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Roman Empire Claudius I With Agrippina II
Before Agrippina II, Livia was the only Roman empress to appear on coins in her own person, although even she was never named. Here we have a coin that explicitly presents the new wife of Claudius I.