Coin of Caesarea under Domitian

Artists

Description

Obv.: radiate head of Domitian r., around Latin inscription, round countermark depicting head to r. Rev.: Palm tree, with seven branches and two clusters of dates, around Latin inscription

Dimensions

15 g 2.8 cm (1 1/16 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.