Lot 1279
Nerva. Æ Sestertius (24.17 g), AD 96-98. Rome, AD 97. [IMP] NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS [III P P], laureate head of Nerva right. Reverse: FISCI IVDAICI CAL[VMNIA] SVBLATA, S C across field, palm tree with two large bunches of dates. Hendin 1603. RIC 82; BN 97; BMC 105. Very Rare. Glossy dark reddish-brown patina, some smoothing in the fields. Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600
The Palm Desert Collection.
Nerva's "Fisci Ivdaici" Sestertius: According to the Roman historian Suetonius: "More than any other, the Fiscus Iudaicus was administered very severely; and to it were brought, or reported, those who either had lived the life of a Jew unprofessed, or concealing their origin, had not paid the tax imposed upon by the people. I remember that it was of interest to me during my youth when a ninety-year-old man was brought before the procurator and a very crowded court to see wheather he was circumcised."
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| Realized $2,880 |
