Sestertius - Nerva IMP II COS IIII P P S C, Libertas

€252,546.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year98
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight23.3 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II#106, OCRE#ric.2.ner.106
Obverse descriptionHead of Nerva, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM P M TR P II
(Translation: Supreme commander Nerva, Caesar, emperor, conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time.)
Reverse descriptionLibertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and sceptre in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMP II COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Supreme commander for the second time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation, decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (98)  - -
Catalog ID3976988220
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