How do I replace my Nerva Sestertius

After my Nerva Sestertius has sadly turned out to be a fake, I am not sure if and how I shall replace it.
I must say that I am not a Nerva enthusiast and just want to fill the place in my (Sestertius, where available) portrait gallery.

a) I have been offered this Nerva Sestertius as a replacement:


Do you think this would be a keeper ?
-is this nice?
-is this genuine?
-is this worth 300 USD?


b) Or do you think my Nerva Dupondius will do?



It is "only" a middle bronze, but
-it totally fits my color preferences for bronzes
-it has eye appeal
-it is mine and therefore won't cost me anything


c) or would you spend big cash on a higher grade or rarer reverse Nerva Sestertius, which would on the other hand take away the funds earmarked for that Pescennius Niger / Gordian II / Pupienus I want to present myself with for Christmas?

 

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I like the Dupondius over the sestertius replacement one.
I would be very happy with that Dupondius.

Here's a provincial Nerva , cost me 15 euro.

 

You have some decent Nerva bronzes in the CNG e-auction ending this afternoon.

 

I wont offer opinions of genuineness, but the sestertius seems quite nice and about 'average retail' for the grade....

https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&currency=usd&thesa

 

Hard for me to offer an opinion on "is it worth $300" since I've never shopped these before...but between the two coins I like the portrait on the dupondius better. If you're going after portrait sestesterti...maybe it's best to just hold out and wait until one comes up that you really want not just something to fill a hole. If it was me, I would probably want something common but with plenty of appeal.

 

Difficult to say, so much depends on what your collecting objectives are.

Personally, I would say a nice sestertius of Nerva belongs in a collection such as the one you have shown us here.

However, I do not particularly like the one you are being offered.
There are better options for that amount - this one was approx. 270 euros + fees just a few months back:

 

Yeah, that's the going rate for a sestertius in that condition but personally I wouldn't buy it. It's a decent coin but It has issues (roughness, wear, uneven strike) so if you ever sell you won't get anywhere near what you paid for it. If it doesn't jump out at you personally, and it sounds like it doesn't, then why bother? I've become a believer in buying the best coin you can afford and one that YOU like. After all, it will be in your collection. If it were my decission I'd keep the middle bronze until a better example comes up or at least offer less money for the sestertius. All they can say is no and sometimes that makes the decision for you.

 

Never enough!

 

I would stick with the dupondius. But thats just me. I do not have Nerva to share.

 

I'd wait a little bit, see if something pops up in the next month or so.

 

Keep the Dupondius and save up for Pescennius Niger and Balbinus and Pupienus. You'll need the extra cash for those.

 

Everyone needs more Nerva.

 

NERVA:

EMPIRE

RI Nerva AE Dupondius 96-98 CE LIBERTAS PVBLICA
Ex: @TIF

REPUBLIC:

RR AR Denarius A Licinius Nerva 47 BCE 3.58g Rome Fides One-armed horseman gllpng drggng naked warrior hair Cr 454-1 Syd 954
Ex: Perry

 

Attached is a photo of a Nerva Sestertius in my collection. More worn than I usually collect, but having a nice early Gonzaga collection inlaid silver eagle. The Gonzagas of Mantua beginning in the 15th century formed an important collection of ancient coins. Beginning in 1628, these coins were dispersed in order to fund the family's political and territorial ambitions. The collection mark proves that this coin was in a collection possibly as early as the 15th - 16th century, but no later than the early 17th century.

 

Fantastic provenance!

 

Yes it is. Even my archaeologist colleagues couldn't dispute that!

 

A Gonzaga/d'Este pocket piece?! I love it and am very jealous!

 

I'm glad you like it. I only wish it were Byzantine, my main interest, but I don't think that medieval "Greek" coins were of interest to the Renaissance collecting community!

 

I don't have a Nerva, Mr. Secret Santa with that big heart of gold.

 

Having just a middle bronze to share, I'm partial but will say : stick to the dupondius until a sestertius "jumps at your face"


Nerva, Dupondius Rome mint, AD 97
IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TRP COS III PP, radiate head of Nerva right
LIBERTAS PUBLICA, Liberty standing left, SC in field
13,87 gr
Ref : Cohen #116, RCV #3059

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