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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.122
People
Nerva, Roman (r. 96 - 98)
Title
Denarius 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/21030

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.35 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Date on Object
COS II DESIGN III
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, IMP NERVA CAES AVG PONT MAX TR P
  • Reverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, COS II DESIGN III P P

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC III Nerva 22 p. 4; RIC II Nerva 11

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.122
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Nerva r.; around, clockwise, IMP NERVA CAES AVG PONT MAX TR P.
Rev.: Diana advancing r. and drawing arrow from quiver; behind her, dog; around, clockwise, COS II DESIGN III P P.

Verification Level

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