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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.199
People
Nero, Roman (r. 54 - 68 CE)
Title
Coin of Corinth under Nero
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
57-59
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212903

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.8 g
Die Axis
9
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: NERO CLAVD CAES AVG (AV in CLAVD is ligature)
  • Reverse Inscription: TI CLAVD OPTA[TO IIVIR COR]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC I 1201

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.260.199
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bare head of Nero, r.
Reverse: Bellerophon, naked, with shield on l. arm and seizing Pegagsus, l., by bridle

Verification Level

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