Sestertius - Nerva FORTVNA AVGVST 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 | 97 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.8 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 252536 |
| References | RIC II# 98 (sestertius) 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 II COS III P P
Unabridged legend: Imperator Nerva Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae
Translation: 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
Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on ground in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FORTVNA AVGVST S C
Unabridged legend: Fortuna Augusti. Senatus Consultum
Translation: Good fortune of the emperor. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 19.28–32.48 g;
Diameter varies: 30.5–34 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 30.5–34 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (97) | |||||||||||||||
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