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Sestertius of Nero with bird's-eye view of the harbor of Ostia, Rome
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Obv.: Laureate bust of Nero r., wearing aegis; around, NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P.
Rev.: Bird's-eye view of the harbor of Ostia. At the top, pharos surmounted by statue of Neptune l., l. hand holding scepter; at the bottom, reclining figure of TIber l., r. hand holding rudder, l. hand dolphin; to l., crescent-shaped pier with portico of varying length, terminating with figure sacrificing at altar and with building; to r., crescent-shaped row of breakwaters or slips, top end terminating with figure seated on rock; within the central harbor, six ships. Above, AVGVSTI; below, S POR OST C.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins Gift of George Davis Chase Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Title: Sestertius of Nero with bird's-eye view of the harbor of Ostia, Rome
Description:
Obv.
: Laureate bust of Nero r.
, wearing aegis; around, NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P.
Rev.
: Bird's-eye view of the harbor of Ostia.
At the top, pharos surmounted by statue of Neptune l.
, l.
hand holding scepter; at the bottom, reclining figure of TIber l.
, r.
hand holding rudder, l.
hand dolphin; to l.
, crescent-shaped pier with portico of varying length, terminating with figure sacrificing at altar and with building; to r.
, crescent-shaped row of breakwaters or slips, top end terminating with figure seated on rock; within the central harbor, six ships.
Above, AVGVSTI; below, S POR OST C.
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