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Aureus - Nerva FORTVNA AVGVST, Fortuna
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 96 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Nerva struck this aureus in the opening months of his reign, immediately following Domitian's assassination in September 96 AD. The new emperor faced a singular problem: the Praetorian Guard and much of the army had genuinely mourned Domitian, and Nerva's legitimacy rested on Senate approval alone — a fragile foundation. Gold issues invoking Fortuna were part of a deliberate early coinage program aimed at projecting imperial confidence before that confidence was fully warranted. Nerva's reign lasted just 16 months; aurei from his first emission are among the shortest-window gold issues of the Flavian-to-Antonine transition.