Cistophorus - Nerva COS IIII

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 98
Type Standard circulation coin
Value Cistophorus = 3 Drachms = 3 Denarii
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 9.7 g
Diameter 26 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#124, OCRE#ric.2.ner.124
Obverse description Head of Nerva, laureate, right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering IMP 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 description Aquila flanked by two standards.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering COS IIII
(Translation: Consul Quartum. Consul for the fourth time.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (98) - -
Numisquare ID 3421517290
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