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Denarius - Nerva IMP II COS III DESIGN IIII P P, Libertas
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 97 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Nerva facing right, depicted with a draped shoulder, rendered in a naturalistic style characteristic of Flavian-era portraiture. The emperor's features are shown with aged dignity, consistent with his relatively advanced years at accession. The circular legend surrounds the effigy, reading from the lower left around the field. The portrait is struck in moderately high relief, with fine engraving detail visible in the hair and facial lines. The coin exhibits the somewhat irregular flan typical of late first-century Roman hammered silver coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM P M TR P II (Translation: Imperator Nerva Caesar Augustus, Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda. Supreme commander (Imperator) Nerva, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time.) |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of Libertas, the personification of Liberty, depicted facing left in full length. She holds a pileus (freedman's cap) in her extended right hand and a long sceptre or hasta in her left hand, the latter resting at an angle against her body. She is rendered in a flowing stola, with fine drapery folds visible in the strike. The reverse legend is distributed around the field, referencing Nerva's imperial and consular titles. The type alludes to Nerva's early proclamations of restored civic freedom following the reign of Domitian. |
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