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
Weight4.7 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#33, OCRE#ric.2.ner.33
Obverse descriptionHead of Nerva, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P
(Translation: Imperator Nerva Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator) Nerva, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, 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: Salus Publica. Public health.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (97)  - -
Catalog ID8219063340
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