Aureus - Nerva AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year96
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.5 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#1 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.ner.1_aureus
Obverse descriptionHead of Nerva, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS II P P
(Translation: Supreme commander Nerva, Caesar, emperor, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionAequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAEQVITAS AVGVST
(Translation: Equity of the emperor.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (96)  - -
Catalog ID9868892530
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