Nerva. AD 96-98. Æ As (28mm, 10.75g). Obverse brockage. Rome mint. Struck AD 97. VF.

Triton XXVII – Session 6
Lot: 6123. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Nerva. AD 96-98. Æ As (28mm, 10.75g). Obverse brockage. Rome mint. Struck AD 97. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head right / Incuse and reverse of obverse. Cf. RIC II 77, 79-80, 83 (for obverse type); Thomas P. McKenna, "Ancient minting mistakes - What do you expect from slave labor?" The Celator (Vol. 9, No. 4), April, 1995, pages 18-20, Fig. 4 (this coin). Green patina, small area of red, some minor roughness, smoothed, scratches. VF.

From the Lionel Tenby Collection. Ex Philip DeVicci Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 55, 13 September 2000), lot 1209.


Closing Date and Time: 18 January 2024 at 10:40:40 ET.

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