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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Limes, post: 7301350, member: 101013&quot;]With the current auction violence going on, during which almost every coin seems to break some sort of financial record, I finally pulled the trigger on this not-so-special coin, and without breaking any financial record whatsoever. It&#039;s a common &#039;clasped hands&#039; denarius by Nerva, which I have been stalking online for almost a year and only last week decided to pull the trigger. (Shipment was very fast, excellent!) So, nothing special about this coin, but boy do I like it! </p><p>Why? Well, first, the reverse shows a very interesting event during the peculiar reign of this peculiar emperor. Nerva, after being put forward as the new emperor by the murderers of Domitian, encountered resistance from the army, who favoured Domitian and were displeased with Nerva&#039;s accession to the throne. Attempts to please the army (to which the reverse of this coins alludes) failed, and after being held hostage by the Praetorian Guard in his palace, he gave in to their demands, and, amongst other things, adopted Trajan and named him is heir. Only 4 months later, Nerva would die of natural causes and Trajan would succeed him as one of the most succesful emperors in Roman imperial history. In short, this coin shows the important role the military played in Roman politics. Some say that Nerva, in one way or another, by adopting Trajan, determined the course of the era of the adoptive emperors. Other however see the short reign of Nerva of one just avoiding all-out anarchy, and that by adopting Trajan, Nerva showed that at least he had a talent for self preservation. </p><p>The second reason I pulled the trigger on this one, is because it&#039;s simply such a beauty of a coin! The obverse in particular has a light and lustrous, slightly irridescent toning that proved too difficult to photograph unfortunately. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1277017[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for reading. Please post your coins showing clasped hands, or otherwise coins that are not special, but you really enjoy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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