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Electronic Auction 460

Lot nuber 519

Nerva. AD 96-98. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 27.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 97.


Electronic Auction 460
Lot: 519.
 Estimated: $ 200

The Summer Haven Collection of Sestertii, Bronze

Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Nerva. AD 96-98. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 27.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 97. Laureate head right / Fortuna standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm. RIC II 83; Banti 21. Dark green-brown surfaces, minor pits in fields. Near VF.

From the Summer Haven Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 54 (24 March 2010), lot 1094 (hammer CHF 775); Prof. Angelo Signorelli Collection (Part III, Santamaria, 13 March 1953), lot 6.

Nerva’s rule proved too easy-going and the Roman army only supported their nonmilitary emperor with surly reluctance. In October AD 97, the Praetorians stormed the palace and forced Nerva to hand over Domitian's killers for execution. This humiliation led Nerva to make his one masterstroke: He formally adopted the popular general M. Ulpius Trajanus as his son and successor, a move which immediately quelled all military tumult and led to a smooth transition of power upon his death four months later.

Closing Date and Time: 29 January 2020 at 12:52:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.