Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Context: | Rome |
Material: | Bronze |
Denomination: | As |
Issuing Authority: | Roman Senate |
Actual Weight: | 10.79 g. |
Date: | ca. 14 AD - ca. 41 AD |
Dimensions: | 30 mm. |
Region: | Latium |
Period: | Julio-Claudian |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, Neptune standing in 3/4-view to the left, holding a small dolphin in his right hand and a trident in his left. The god is nude except for a cloak which hangs over his left shoulder and right arm.
Donor: Gift of Joseph H. Clark
Commentary: Imperial as
Sources Used: BMCRE