Reverse: Ships, lighthouse, and river god (Tiber ?) within Port of Ostia
Obverse: Bust of Nero
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Rome |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Sestertius |
| Issuing Authority: | Roman Senate |
| Actual Weight: | 26.55 g. |
| Date: | exact 64 AD - exact 66 AD |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm. |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Julio-Claudian |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, a birds-eye view of the port of Ostia, surrounded by walls. Eight ships are shown within, as is a lighthouse surmounted by a statue of Neptune. At the bottom appears the bearded personification of the Tiber river (or Portus, the harbor?), reclining and holding an oar and a dolphin.
Donor: The Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Commentary: Imperial sestertius
Sources Used: BMCRE