2008.2.180: Coin of Caesarea under Domitian
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.2.180
- People
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Domitian, Roman (r. 81 - 96 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Caesarea under Domitian
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 93 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Caesarea Maritima (Samaria)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/322389
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
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11.4 g
2.3 cm (7/8 in.) - Die Axis
- 12
- Date on Object
- XXIII
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TRP XII
- Reverse Inscription: IMP XXIII COS CVI CENS PPP
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008.
Notes:
[1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- AJC II, p. 291, 10
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
- Accession Year
- 2008
- Object Number
- 2008.2.180
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: laureate head of Domitian r., around Latin inscription
Rev.: Nike advancing l., holding wreath in r. hand and small trophy in l., around Latin inscription
Verification Level
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