Aureus - Nerva SALVS PVBLICA, Salus

€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
Weight7.5 g
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Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#20 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.ner.20_aureus, Calicó#978
Obverse descriptionHead of Nerva, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator) Nerva, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time, father of the nation)
Reverse descriptionSalus, draped, seated left on throne, holding two corn-ears downwards in extended right hand, left arm resting on arm of throne.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSALVS PVBLICA
(Translation: Public health)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (97)  - -
Catalog ID1847226760
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