CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Nerva
- Denomination:
- AR Tetradrachm
- Composition:
- Silver
- Date:
- 97 AD
- Obverse:
- IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P II COS III P P, Head of Nerva, laureate, right
- Reverse:
- FORTUNA AVGVST, Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder on ground in right hand and cornucopiae in left; S C left and right, in field
- Reference:
- BMCRE III 134; RIC II 98; Cohen II 72; Banti 21; BnF III 119; SRCV II 3045
- Size:
- 32.81mm, 30.0 g, 6h
- Province:
- Rome mint
- Grade:
- VF, fine portrait, boldly struck, clear legends, repatinated surfaces, some smoothing and fill
- Provenance:
- ex Classical Numismatic Group Inc., eAuction 409 (8 November 2017), Lot 580; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 386 (9 November 2016), Lot 542
- Information:
- An exceptional sestertius of Nerva.
Nerva became Roman emperor at the elderly age of 65. His reign lasted only 2 years. He adopted Trajan, then a general, as a heir and his successor. One of the Roman Emperors fortunate enough to die of natural causes, he was succeeded by Trajan, who went on to have a long and prosperous reign.
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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