Lot 1776
Nerva. Æ Sestertius (27.27 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 CALVMNIA SVBLATA, S C across field, palm tree with two large bunches of dates. Hendin 6634; RIC 82; BN 97; BMC 105. Pleasing uniform reddish-brown patina. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP
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 whether he was circumcised."
The Dr. E. Elovic Collection; Ex Gershon Bineth Collection (Archaeological Center, R. Deutsch 67, 17 October 2019), 68.
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