Nerva (18th September AD 96 - 25th January AD 98)
Marcus Cocceius Nerva was born in the Umbrian hill town of Narni about AD 30. His brief reign was troubled by threats of military uprising stemming from his implication in the plot to assassinate the popular Domitian.
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| Nerva 'Libertas' AE As 021293 | Nerva 'Libertas' AE As Bronze, 9.81 grams, 25.42 mm. Rome. 96-97 AD. Obverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P, laureate head right. Reverse: LIBERTAS PVBLICA S-C, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre. RIC 100; Cohen 119; cf Sear 3064 (year). Good fine. | £75.00  |  |
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| Nerva 'Fortuna' AE As 016608 | Nerva 'Fortuna' AE As Bronze, 9.01 grams, 27.59 mm. Rome. 97 AD. Obverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head right. Reverse: FORTVNA AVGVST S-C, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. RIC II, 60; Cohen 61; cf Sear 3063 (consular year). Good fine. | £95.00 |  |
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| Nerva 'Unlisted Fortuna' Dupondius 011313 | Rare Unpublished Nerva 'Unlisted Fortuna' Dupondius Brass, 13.28 grams, 28.81 mm. Rome. AD 98. Obverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM P M TRP II; radiate head right. Reverse: IMP II COS IIII P P; Fortuna standing left; holding rudder and cornucopiae. RIC 105 var (unlisted as dupondius). Rare. (Note: the reverse legend in RIC for bronzes of AD 98 is incorrect and should read COS IIII, not COS III). Very fine/good. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com | £125.00 |  |
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| Augustus Restoration issue by Nerva 013194 | Rare Augustus Restoration Issue By Nerva 'Divus Augustus' AE As Bronze, 11.23 grams, 26.94 mm. Rome. AD 98. Obverse: DIVVS AVGVSTVS; bare head of Augustus right, with features of Nerva. Reverse: IMP NERVA CAESAR AVG REST; large altar; SC in exergue. RIC II 133 [Nerva]; Cohen 566; BMC 158. Very fine/fine. | £125.00 |  |
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| Nerva 'Fortuna' As 010501 | Nerva 'Fortuna' As Bronze, 9.29 grams, 27.17 mm. Rome. AD 97. Obverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P; laureate head right. Reverse: FORTVNA AVGVST; Fortuna standing left; holding rudder and cornucopiae; S C across fields. RIC II, 98; Cohen 73. Good fine. | £65.00 |  |
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Main Roman Coin Book and Other References: RIC = Mattingly, Harold The Roman Imperial Coinage BMC = Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum RSC = Seaby, H A Roman Silver Coinage RCV = Sear, David R Roman Coins and Their Values Cr = Crawford, Michael The Roman Republican Coinage SB = Sear, David R Byzantine Coins and Their Values S = Coins of England and the United Kingdom WW = Wildwinds.com (reference & attribution site)
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