Lot 454
Nerva. Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.58 g), AD 96-98. Rome, for use in Asia(?), AD 98. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR POT P P COS III, laureate head of Nerva right. rev. COM ASI across field, distyle temple set on three-tiered base; within, statuary group of Augustus standing facing on left, holding spear, being crowned with wreath by female figure standing facing on right, holding cornucopiae; ROMA ET AVG in entablature. Cf. RIC 122 (ROM); BMC 79; RSC 14a. Traces of underlying luster present. Boldly struck with a fantastic realistic portrait of Nerva. NGC grade Ch XF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $1,500
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