Sestertius - Nerva FORTVNA AVGVST S C, Fortuna

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year96
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.6 g
Dimensions34.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#60 (sestertius), OCRE#ric.2.ner.60_sestertius
Obverse descriptionHead of Nerva, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P
(Translation: Imperator Nerva Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator) Nerva, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second 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 S C
(Translation: Fortuna Augusti. Senatus Consultum. Good fortune of the emperor. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (96)  - -
Catalog ID5315691820
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