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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.144
People
Nerva, Roman (r. 96 - 98)
Title
Denarius 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/194378

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.7 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Date on Object
TR P II COS III
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR POT II
  • inscription: reverse: COS III PATER PATRIAE
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR POT II
  • Reverse Inscription: COS III PATER PATRIAE

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCRE III Nerva 56 p. 8

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.144
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 POT II.
Rev.: Pontifical instruments (simpulum r., aspergillum l., jug l., lituus l.); around, COS III PATER PATRIAE.

Verification Level

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