Sestertius - Nerva PLEBEI VRBANAE FRVMENTO CONSTITVTO S C

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year97
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight23.2 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#103, OCRE#ric.2.ner.103
Obverse descriptionHead of Nerva, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP 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 descriptionModius standing on three short legs, containing poppy between six corn-ears, three to right, three to left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPLEBEI VRBANAE FRVMENTO CONSTITVTO S C
(Translation: Plebei Urbanae Frumento Constituto Ex Senatus Consultum. The fixing of the supplies of grain for the plebs of Rome by decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (97)  - -
Catalog ID7389693730
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