Roman Empire Nerva AD 97 Æ Sestertius Very Fine; deposits to rev
Very Fine; deposits to rev | ROMAN EMPIRE. Nerva.
Bronze sestertius, AD 97. Rome.
Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder. Rev: FORTVNA AVGVST, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; S-C across fields.
Very Fine; deposits to rev.

Reference: RIC II-98 var. (bust type); BMCRE-134 var. (same).
Rarity: Exceptionally Rare with this bust type; unrecorded in the standard reference works, no others found on CoinArchives.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from David Miller, 2019; ex Classical Numismatic Group, E-404 (23/7/2017), lot 507.
Die Axis: 6h.
Diameter: 32 mm.
Weight: 22.87 g.
Composition: Bronze.

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