| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 97 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 26.4 g |
| Dimensions | 33.5 mm |
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| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II#100 (sestertius), OCRE#ric.2.ner.100_sestertius |
| Obverse description | Head of Nerva, laureate, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| 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 | Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and short sceptre, pointing up slightly to right, in left hand. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C (Translation: Libertas Publica. Senatus Consultum. Public freedom. Decree of the senate.) |
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| Mintage | ND (97) - - |
| Catalog ID | 4407116290 |
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