Coin of Caesarea under Hadrian

Artists

Description

Obv.: laureate head of Hadrian r., around Latin inscription Rev.: emperor as founder plowing r. with ox and cow; above, Victory flying l. to crown him with wreath, around Latin inscription

Dimensions

19 g 2.9 cm (1 1/8 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.