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Aureus - Nerva SALVS PVBLICA, Salus

Issuer Roman Imperial Mint
Year 97
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Weight 4.7 g
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Obverse lettering IMP 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 description The goddess Salus, draped and enthroned to the left upon a high-backed throne, her left arm resting on the arm of the throne in a composed, majestic pose. Her extended right hand holds two downward-pointing ears of corn, emblematic attributes connecting public welfare with agricultural abundance. The legend SALVS PVBLICA is disposed in the field around the figure, affirming the ideological message of civic health and prosperity promoted during Nerva's reign. The composition reflects the formal, hieratic conventions of Roman imperial reverse design, with careful attention to the drapery folds of the goddess's garment.
Reverse script Latin
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