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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.122
People
Nero, Roman (r. 54 - 68 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Nero, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
64 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/197308

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
23.74 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
IMP P P
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
  • Reverse Inscription: DECVRSIO; [S C] erased or worn

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 170 p.162; WCN 108

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
1942.176.122
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Nero r., wearing the aegis; around, NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P.
Rev.: Nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, and with cloak floating free, prancing r. on horseback, l. hand holding spear; beyond and behind him, mounted soldier prancing r. with vexillum held over r. shoulder; in exergue, DECVRSIO.
Overstruck on a sestertius of the Ostia harbor type. AVGVSTI with the harbor statue and the tops of topmost ships are still visible.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/17/2017 - 01/07/2018

Verification Level

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