Prutah of the Procurator Porcius Festus (under Nero)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.2.32
People: Issued by Porcius Festus, Roman
Nero, Roman (r. 54 - 68 CE)
Title: Prutah of the Procurator Porcius Festus (under Nero)
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 58-62 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Jerusalem (Palestine)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/322308

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

1.85 g

Die Axis

10

Denomination

prutah

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: NEPONWC (of Nero)
Reverse Inscription: KAISAROC [var. spelling errors] (of Caesar)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: SNGANS 6, 412ff.

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: 2008.2.32
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Greek inscription in wreath
Rev.: Palm branch flanked by date(illegible) and Greek inscription

Verification Level

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