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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3445540, member: 44316&quot;][ATTACH=full]914846[/ATTACH]</p><p>17 mm. 3.94 grams. Crawford dates it to 113/112. </p><p>Bust of Roma left with spear and shield, crescent above, ROMA behind/voting scene, a view of the interior of the comitium with a voter stooping to receive a ballot on the left and another voter casting his vote into a ballot box after walking across a bridge. P NERVA above. Moneyer: P. Licinius Nerva, Praetor of 103 BC.</p><p>&nbsp; The historical connection between any &quot;Nerva&quot; and voting is tenuous. BMC is able to find voting reforms in 145 BC and 139 BC, but is unable to connect them to any Nerva. The coins are smaller and thicker than most, resembling in fabric those of M. Cipius M.f., so they are presumably close together in date.</p><p>&nbsp; Nerva is not a common family name this early, so the attested Praetor of 103 BC is likely the same man. Praetor is a much higher rank than moneyer in the <i>cursus honorum</i>, so projecting backward in his career, the coin is likely to be on the order of ten years earlier.</p><p>&nbsp; Crawford 292/1. Sear 169.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next theme: Three or more people on one side</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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