Nerva (96-98)
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Nerva, AR Denarius, 97, Rome
IMP NERVA CAES AVG-P M TR P COS III P P
Laureate head right
FORTVNA-P R .
Fortuna seated left, corn ears in right hand, scepter in left
16mm x 18mm, 3.20g
RIC II, 17 (C)
Ex CNG Sale 43, Lot 1913, September 1997 ...
Légende : IMP NERVA CAES AVG - P M TR P COS III PP.
Traduction : "Imperator Nerva Cćsar Augustus Pontifex Maximus Tribunicia Potestas Consul tertius Pater Patrić", ...
Nerva [b. 32], a senator with a long and distinguished career in civil service, was Consul in 71 and 90. After the assassination of Domitian, he was proclaimed Emperor by the Senate.
IMP NERVA CAES AVG - P M TR P COS II P P
R
Libertas standing left, holding bonnet and scepter ...
Hadrian Cistophoric Tetradrachm. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, draped bust right / COS III, Minerva, helmeted, standing left with patera, shield on ground & spear resting against left arm. RSC 294.
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Minerva
MINERVA, the goddess whom fable describes to have come forth fully armed and of mature age from the brain of Jupiter - in other words, an emanation from the intellect of Jove himself.
NERVA
Trajan was the adopted by the Emperor Nerva in October of AD 97, at which point he assumed NERVA as part of his name.
TRAIAN ...
23. Nerva, A.D. 96-98, brass dupondius.
24. Trajan, A.D. 98-117, gold aureus.
25. Hadrian, A.D. 117-138, brass sestertius.
BB1100. Nerva, AD 96-98, AE As. Nerva head rt./Aequitas standing. Centered, partially cleaned with spots of patina remaining, legends weak, decent clear portrait, reverse partially obscured by remaining patina, Fine/Good or better SOLD ...
*49814 Nerva. 96-98. AE Sestertius . fisci ivdaici, palm Tree. One of the more important Jewish reference coins and very rare/Abolition of method of Jewish Tax. Devices clear, partial legnds. SR-3044, H-797. F-VF. $2,000 [image] ...
Obv: IMP CAE NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM PM
Laureate head right.
Rev: MVNICIPI STOBENSIVM
Tetrastyle temple containing statue, with bird at feet.
(GIC 953) ...
1. Head of Minerva, I.; ROMANO. R. Eagle on thunderbolt; ROMANO (Babelon, op. cit., i. 14. 10).
2. Head of Apollo, l. or r. R. Lion biting spear; ROMANO (Babelon, op. cit., i. 13. 10).
To the Romans, Minerva was the goddess of wisdom, skill, contemplation, spinning, weaving, agriculture and horticulture, all undoubtedly admirable qualities.
Coins of Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus [Trajan]
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Of all of the Roman emperors, I am most intrigued by Trajan and Hadrian. I selected Trajan as a focus of my Roman collection for several reasons: 1.
The foremost and most popular denomination of Roman coins is the silver denarius (represented here, left, by a coin of Nerva 2.8g, 96-98 AD).
Minerva, clad in breastplate and plumed helmet, holds a shield bearing the fleur de lys of France.
Silver Denarius of Nerva
Although this coin is undated, it could only have been issued in 98 AD, as we can tell from the legend (inscription) on the obverse.
The obverse legend reads: IMP NERVA CAES AUG PM TR P II COS III PP.
Pallas Athena (known to the Romans as Minerva) was the goddess of wisdom and patroness of agriculture, industry and the arts; she was also thought to safeguard men in war.
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/S C on either side of Minerva brandishing spear in right,
holding shield in left
28 mm. 6:60.
RIC 116. BMC 207. Struck c. 50-54.
RIC I, 100, plate 16 says "weight peak c. 11.25 - 9.50 grams." Most of the imitations weigh distinctly less.
Crispus was the eldest son of Constantine I and a woman named Minerva born before Constantine married Faustina. He began his official duties rather early being appointed Caesar by his father on March 1, 317 while still a child.
The countermark "standing Minerva" ,mostly on Flavian AEs of Antiochia is likely of y similiar military context, possibly from Traian's period
on a Vespasian
on a Domitian
on Otho coin from Antiochia ...
The obverse depicts a helmeted head of Minerva and an owl is on the reverse. This coin has eight dolphins on both sides around the edge.
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The owl species depicted on Athenian Owls is the Athena Noctua, also called the Little Owl or Minerva Owl. Standing 6 to 8 inches and weighing 2.5 to 4.5 ounces, they range from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia.
an ancient sacred image of Athena (Minerva).
Parazonium
a short sheathed sword (or large dagger), usually worn at the waist.
book Numismatic Art in America, Cornelius Vermeule characterized the Draped Bust version of Liberty as "a buxom Roman matron" and observed that "her full face has been endowed with a Roman dignity that recalls some massive marble bust of Minerva or ...
Reverse: The reverse displays very strong doubling of much of the profile of the goddess Minerva, sprig in right hand, spear in the left hand, the denomination; L.100, the "R" Mint mark and rim on right side.
A Sabine goddess who seems to be represented with the attributes of more than one goddess, including Isis, Minerva, and Diana, much to the bemusement of modern scholars.
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Roman Empire, Commodus, AD 177-192 AV Gold Aureus (7.05 gm) Obverse: M COMM ANT P - FELIX AVG BRIT P P Laureate, draped right. Reverse: MIN AVG P M TR P XVI COS VI Minerva advancing right looking back, ...
Reverse type
Once again, the inscription aids in identifying the reverse - Vesta standing left [5], holding a palladium (the image of Minerva [Athena]) and a sceptre.
Exergue
This coin does not have anything in its exergue.
The most common design for the triens was the bust of Minerva and four pellets (indicating four unciae) on the obverse and the prow of a galley on the reverse. It was not a common denomination and was last struck ca. 89 BC.
Caligula and Nero are popular, so you pay more for them. My own interest was mostly limited to The Five Good Emperors of the Pax Romana. Even considering the issues of Nerva, whose tenure was brief, these silver denarii are very affordable.
The 1915-S $50 coin comes in a round and octagonal form and shows the helmeted head of Minerva on one side and an owl, a symbol of wisdom, on the reverse. These coins can be worth from $35,000 and up.
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