2008.2.143: Coin of Dora under Nero
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.2.143
- People
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Nero, Roman (r. 54 - 68 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Dora under Nero
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 67-68 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Dora (Phoenicia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/322696
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 8.91g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Date on Object
- year 130
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Reverse Inscription: DWRITWN, [LR] date illegible
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
- Meshorer, ACNAC 8, 13
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
- 2008.2.143
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Head of Doros, r.
Rev.: Tyche standing facing looking r.,holding standard and cornucopia, around Greek inscription and date.
Verification Level
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