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Nerva Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 97. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head right / VEHICVLATIONE ITALIAE REMISSA, two horses grazing in opposite directions; yoke behind; SC in exergue. RIC 93; Cohen 143; BMCRE 119. 26.38g, 34mm, 6h.
Very Fine; slightly smoothed and tooled, attractive dark green patina. Rare.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 3, 25 February 2018, lot 841.
Initially organised under the emperor Augustus, the munus vehicularium was a system which provided horses, mules and means of transportation for imperial travellers at mansiones (stations) situated along the empire's roads at the expense of the local population. The system was known to be abused for personal gain, particularly under Domitian, and the citizens were rarely compensated. As part of his attempt to recompense the errors of his predecessor, Nerva chose to abolish this unfavourable system and pay the cost with funds from the imperial treasury. Nerva commemorated this event on the coin type seen here, fortunately for us since no contemporary writers mention it.
Very Fine; slightly smoothed and tooled, attractive dark green patina. Rare.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 3, 25 February 2018, lot 841.
Initially organised under the emperor Augustus, the munus vehicularium was a system which provided horses, mules and means of transportation for imperial travellers at mansiones (stations) situated along the empire's roads at the expense of the local population. The system was known to be abused for personal gain, particularly under Domitian, and the citizens were rarely compensated. As part of his attempt to recompense the errors of his predecessor, Nerva chose to abolish this unfavourable system and pay the cost with funds from the imperial treasury. Nerva commemorated this event on the coin type seen here, fortunately for us since no contemporary writers mention it.