Sestertius - Nerva IMP II COS III P P S C

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year98
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#108, OCRE#ric.2.ner.108
Obverse descriptionHead of Nerva, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP 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 descriptionClasped hands holding eagle set on prow.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMP II COS III P P S C
(Translation: Imperator Secundum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae, Senatus Consultum. Supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time, consul for the third time, father of the nation, decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (98)  - -
Catalog ID6613459280
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