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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.223
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/186220

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
21.97 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: LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCRE III Nerva 91 p. 15

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.223
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.: Libertas, draped, standing l., holding pileus in r. hand and transverse scepter in l. hand; around, LIBERTAS [PVB]LICA; in field, S - C.

Verification Level

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