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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.164
People
Nerva, Roman (r. 96 - 98)
Title
Denarius of Nerva, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
97 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181927

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.85 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Date on Object
TR P II COS III
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P
  • Reverse Inscription: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCRE III Nerva 54-55 pp. 7-8

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.164
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Nerva r.; around, IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P.
Rev.: Clasped hands above aquila set on prow l.; around, CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM.

Verification Level

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