★ Messalina, wife of Claudius ★

AEOLIS. Aegae. Messalina, Augusta, 41-48. Hemiassarion (Bronze, 17 mm, 3.28 g, 11 h). ΜЄCΑ[ΛЄ]ΙΝΑ CЄΒΑCΤΗ Draped bust of Messalina to right. Rev. ΑΙΓΑЄΩΝ Zeus standing front, head to left, holding eagle in his right hand and scepter in his left. RPC I 2430. SNG Copenhagen 23. Thick deposits and with a flan crack, otherwise, very fine.