139, Lot: 293. Estimate $500. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nerva. AD 96-98. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 24.96 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 97. Laureate head right / [FISCI IVDAICI CALVMNIA SVBLATA], palm-tree. RIC II 82; Cohen 57. Fine, natural patina, reverse corroded. Rare.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.

The legend on the reverse of this sestertius refers to Nerva's ending the practice of 'false accusation' used to collect the Jewish tax. Under Domitian, the collection of this tax was harshly enforced. Tho