CNG 94, Lot: 1161. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nerva. AD 96-98. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 96. Laureate head right / Nerva seated right on sella castrensis on high platform; in front of him, attendant seated right, making distribution to citizen, standing left, foot on steps up to platform, holding out hand; in background, center, Minerva standing left, holding owl(?) and spear, on right, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus. RIC II 56; Banti 9. Near VF, hard, dark green and brown-green patina, some red, a few deposits. Rare.