Harvard Art Museums > 1942.176.166: Sestertius of Nerva, Rome Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sestertius of Nerva, Rome (Nerva) , 1942.176.166,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/184554. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. 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 This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
