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Nerva. AD 96-98. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 23.34 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 97. Laureate head right / VEHICVLATIONE ITALIAE REMISSA, two horses grazing; yoke in background. RIC II 93; Banti 44. Near VF, brown surfaces, some smoothing. Rare.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Arthur Bally-Herzog Collection (Part II, Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 14, 16 April 2004), lot 112.
Following the assassination of Domitian, Nerva attempted to correct his excesses and relieve some of the burdens imposed on the people of Italy. One of his acts was the assumption of the costs of the imperial post by the Roman government, a burden which had formerly fallen on the municipalities. Though this event is celebrated on this coin, no contemporary writers mention the act.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Arthur Bally-Herzog Collection (Part II, Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 14, 16 April 2004), lot 112.
Following the assassination of Domitian, Nerva attempted to correct his excesses and relieve some of the burdens imposed on the people of Italy. One of his acts was the assumption of the costs of the imperial post by the Roman government, a burden which had formerly fallen on the municipalities. Though this event is celebrated on this coin, no contemporary writers mention the act.