Coin of Caesarea under Domitian

Artists

Description

Obv.: head of Domitian r., around Latin inscription Rev.: Minerva standing on galley to r., holding shield in l. hand and spear in r., on l., trophy, on r., palm branch, between Minerva and prow of galley, small owl

Dimensions

10 g 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)

Provenance

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.