★ A bold sestertius of Nerva ★

Nerva, 96-98. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 33 mm, 29.22 g, 6 h), Rome, 97. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P Laureate head of Nerva to right. Rev. LIBERTAS PVBLICA / S - C Libertas standing front, head to left, holding pileus in her right hand and a inverted scepter in her left. BMC 112. Cohen 114. RIC 86. An attractive example with a bold portrait. Some deposits and the reverse a bit weak, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Gitbud & Naumann E-Auction 19, 6 July 2014, 525 and Gorny & Mosch 220, 11 March 2014, 1644.