Denarius - Nerva FORTVNA AVGVST, Fortuna

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year97
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.4 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#28 (denarius), OCRE#ric.2.ner.28_denarius
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 descriptionFortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on ground in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFORTVNA AVGVST
(Translation: Fortuna Augusti. Good fortune of the emperor.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (97)  - -
Catalog ID9225571260
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