Nerva. AD 96-98. AR Cistophorus (26.5mm, 10.28 g, 7h). Rome mint (for circulation in Asia). Struck AD 97. IMP NERVΛ CΛES ΛVG P M TR POT P P, laureate head right / COS III low across field, six stalks of grain tied into a bundle. RIC II 120; RSC 45; BMCRE 81; BN 63. Toned, a few scratches on obverse. Near VF.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex CNG inventory 726853 (June 2001).