Cistophorus - Nerva COS IIII

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year98
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueCistophorus = 3 Drachms = 3 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight9.6 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#125, OCRE#ric.2.ner.125
Obverse descriptionHead of Nerva, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM P M TR POT P P
(Translation: Imperator Nerva Caesar Augustus, Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator) Nerva, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionA bundle of wheat-ears tied together.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS IIII
(Translation: Consul Quartum. Consul for the fourth time.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (98)  - -
Catalog ID2429714630
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