Sestertius - Nerva FORTVNA PR S C; Fortuna
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Nerva (Marcus Cocceius Nerva) (96-98)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 96 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.1 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 252493 |
| References | RIC II# 62 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1926. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2. Vespasian to Hadrian. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Nerva, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP 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
Fortuna seated left, holding corn-ears and sceptre.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FORTVNA PR S C
Translation:
Fortuna Populus Romanus. Senatus Consultum.
Good fortune of the Roman people. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 23.09–25.09 g;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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