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Denarius - Nerva AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 97 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Nerva facing right, rendered in the restrained classical style characteristic of his brief reign. The emperor's aged, thin-featured portrait is depicted with careful attention to physiognomy, consistent with the veristic portraiture tradition of late Flavian and early Antonine coinage. The encircling legend runs along the outer border of the flan, partially visible around the periphery of the irregularly shaped coin. The flan shows typical hand-struck characteristics with a slightly uneven surface. |
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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 | Aequitas, the personification of equity and fairness, depicted draped and standing left in a composed frontal pose. She holds a pair of scales in her extended right hand, symbolizing fair measure and just governance, and a cornucopiae in her left hand, representing abundance. The figure is rendered in the classical allegorical style standard to imperial Roman coinage of the late 1st century AD. The reverse legend AEQVITAS AVGVST is distributed around the field, referencing the emperor's commitment to equitable rule. The type was a deliberate political statement following the oppressive reign of Domitian. |
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