2008.115.110: Denarius of P. Licinius Nerva, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2008.115.110

People

Moneyer: P. Licinius Nerva, Roman

Title

Denarius of P. Licinius Nerva, Rome

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

c. 113 or 112 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)

Period

Roman Republican period

Culture

Roman Republican

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/186337

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.79 g

Die Axis

4

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: Behind, ROMA upwards; before, mark of value (XVI in monogram)
• Reverse Inscription: Above, P.NERVA (NE in ligature); at top, bar on which stands tablet with P

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RRC 292/1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University

Accession Year

2008

Object Number

2008.115.110

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Bust of Roma l., wearing plumed helmet and holding shield in l. hand and spear over shoulder in r. hand; above, crescent; behind, ROMA upwards; before, mark of value (XVI in monogram). Border of dots.
Rev.: Voting scene: one voter on l. of pons (bridge) receives ballot from attendant (below), another voter on r. of pons places ballot in cista; above, P.NERVA (NE in ligature); at top, bar on which stands tablet with letter P. Border of dots.

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