Sestertius - Nerva TVTELA ITALIAE S C; Italia
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
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|---|---|
| Emperor |
Nerva (Marcus Cocceius Nerva) (96-98)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 97 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 252529 |
| References | RIC II# 92 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 III P P
Unabridged legend: Imperator Nerva Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae.
Translation: Supreme commander Nerva, Caesar, emperor, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time, father of the nation.
Reverse
Nerva seated left, holding out hand to Italia; girl and boy center.
Script: Latin
Lettering: TVTELA ITALIAE S C
Unabridged legend: Tutela Italiae. Senatus Consultum.
Translation: Guardianship of Italy. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
This coin is a 17th century forgery, included in both RIC 92 and Cohen (Cohen 142) as genuine. Arthur Merlin outlines why it's fake in Revue Numismatique 1906.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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