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Nerva. AD 96-98. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 26.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 97. Laureate head right / Clasped right hands, holding aquila set on prow left. RIC II 80; Banti 7. Tan patina. Near VF.
From the Summer Haven Collection. Ex William C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin's 42, 26 September 2005), lot 320; Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (26 March 1897), lot 47 (part of).
An elderly and well-connected senator, Marcus Cocceius Nerva was chosen emperor by the Senate immediately after Domitian's assassination. He had been something of a chameleon during his long career, loyally serving Nero and the Flavians with equal fervor. Once raised to the purple, he pledged to end Domitian's reign of terror and restore good government, which he did in fact accomplish, launching the era of the so-called "Five Good Emperors."
From the Summer Haven Collection. Ex William C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin's 42, 26 September 2005), lot 320; Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (26 March 1897), lot 47 (part of).
An elderly and well-connected senator, Marcus Cocceius Nerva was chosen emperor by the Senate immediately after Domitian's assassination. He had been something of a chameleon during his long career, loyally serving Nero and the Flavians with equal fervor. Once raised to the purple, he pledged to end Domitian's reign of terror and restore good government, which he did in fact accomplish, launching the era of the so-called "Five Good Emperors."