Aureus - Nerva LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year97
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.64 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#19 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.ner.19_aureus
Obverse descriptionHead of Nerva, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P
(Translation: Imperator Nerva Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator) Nerva, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionLibertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and short sceptre, pointing up slightly to right, in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERTAS PVBLICA
(Translation: Libertas Publica. Public freedom.)
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MintageND (97)  - -
Catalog ID9344247750
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