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Denarius - Nerva COS III PATER PATRIAE
| 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 script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Four priestly insignia of the pontifical college arranged horizontally across the field: at left, a simpulum (ladle used in libations); next, an aspergillum (sprinkler for ritual purification); at centre, an urceus (ewer or jug for sacred liquids); and at right, a lituus (curved augural staff). These symbols collectively evoke Nerva's role as Pontifex Maximus and his claim to sacral authority. The devices are rendered in clear, well-spaced relief against a smooth field. The encircling Latin legend frames the design along the upper periphery, reading clockwise. The composition is symmetrical and emblematic, consistent with the standard reverse type for this emission. |
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| Reverse lettering | COS III PATER PATRIAE (Translation: Consul for the third time, father of the nation.) |
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