401, Lot: 666. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Nerva. AD 96-97. Æ Cast “Sestertius” (35mm, 23.79 g, 7h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino, 1500-1570. Laureate bust right /
Congiarium scene: Nerva seated right on
sella castrensis on high platform on left; on right, attendant seated right on platform, making distribution to citizen on right, ascending steps to platform, holding out hand; in background, [Minerva] and Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus. Johnson & Martini 1650-2; Klawans 1. VF, dark brown surfaces. Aftercast.