Coin (reverse), Denarius, of Claudius and Agrippina

This silver coin was minted in Rome by the emperor Claudius and his wife Agrippina, between 50 and 54 AD. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the reverse of the coin.

The reverse has the head of the empress Agrippina facing to the right. She wears a crown of corn ears and has her hair in a long plait. She is identified by the legend 'AGRIPPINAE AVGVSTAE'.

Agippina is one of the more infamous women known from Roman times. She married her uncle Claudius in 50 AD, and persuaded him to name her son, later to be known as Nero, as his heir. She reputedly murdered Claudius in 54 AD, and was in turn murdered by Nero five years later.

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