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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.68
People
Nerva, Roman (r. 96 - 98)
Title
Sestertius of Nerva, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
97 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184810

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
23.63 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS III
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P
  • Reverse Inscription: VEHICVLATIONE ITALIAE REMISSA S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCRE III Nerva 120 p. 22; RIC II 1, 93 p. 229

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.68
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 III P P].
Rev.: Two mules, one l. and one r.; behind, high-wheeled cart with pole and harness; around, VEHICVLATION[E ITA]LIAE REMI[SSA]; in exergue, S C.

Verification Level

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