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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.166
People
Nerva, Roman (r. 96 - 98)
Title
Sestertius of Nerva, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
96 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184554

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Orichalcum
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
19.18 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS II
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P
  • Reverse Inscription: CONGIAR P R S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCRE III Nerva 87 p. 14; RIC II 1, 56 p. 227

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
1942.176.166
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 COS II P P.
Rev.: Nerva seated r. on curule chair on high platform on l.; in front of him, attendant seated l., making distribution to citizen, togate, standing l., r. foot on steps up to platform, holding out r. hand; in background, center, Minerva standing l., holding owl(?) and spear, to r.; Liberalitas standing l., holding account-board; around, CONGIAR [P R]; low in field, [S - C].

Verification Level

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