Lot 221 | Nerva (96-98), Sestertius, Rome, 96; Æ (22,64 g; 32,2 mm; 6 h)

Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Auction 347 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM A Selected Collection of Roman Republican, Imperial and Byzantine Coins 2nd Part
Wednesday 9 July 2025 hours 15:30 (UTC +01:00)

Nerva (96-98), Sestertius, Rome, 96; Æ (22,64 g; 32,2 mm; 6 h)

MP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II DESIGN III P P Laureate head r.; Rv. ANNONA - AVGVST Ceres seated l. holding corn ears (?) and torch; facing her stands Abundantia, holding cornucopia; between them, modius on altar; in background, prow of ship. RIC 68; Cohen 13. Brownish green patina. Austere portrait. Some old, delicate cleaning, otherwise extremely fine / about extremely fine.