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Sestertius with head of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 64–65
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 26.66 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.287
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Nero, laureate, to right, wearing the aegis.
NERO CLAVDCAESARAVGGERPMTRPIMPPP
Reverse: The harbor of Ostia (which Nero completed); a circuit of walls (?) on either side, a tall statue of Neptune at the top, the Tiber reclining, dolphin at his elbow, at the bottom, and eight ships of various sizes, in the middle.
Above: AVGVSTI below: SPQROSTC
NERO CLAVDCAESARAVGGERPMTRPIMPPP
Reverse: The harbor of Ostia (which Nero completed); a circuit of walls (?) on either side, a tall statue of Neptune at the top, the Tiber reclining, dolphin at his elbow, at the bottom, and eight ships of various sizes, in the middle.
Above: AVGVSTI below: SPQROSTC
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; March 1, 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren