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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clavdivs, post: 3330345, member: 93702&quot;]My goal for 2019 is a set of the &quot;Adopted Emperors&quot; in Sestertius (sestertii?)..</p><p><br /></p><p>After some research I realized that Nerva would be a difficult task on my budget.</p><p>It became clear that if I waited long enough I could most probably get a very rough sestertius at some point over the year and attain my goal. But then I came across this dupondius.. at a third of the cost of the very roughest Nerva sestertius examples on VCoins and featuring (in my humble opinion) an excellent portrait I snapped it up.. I am extremely happy with this decision. </p><p>I think that Nerva, while his reign was short, is of paramount importance to the history of Rome. His decision (whether out of political necessity or prescient thinking.... or both?) to adopt the &quot;best man&quot; as his successor set in motion a (near) century of incredible success for Rome. The more I thought of it the more I wanted a nice example of this Emperor. I am collecting the rest of the set in sestertii - so while my set is slightly altered I am completely at peace with that and VERY happy to own this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also - although I do not really spend any time at all worrying about provenance this one had some interest. I hit the big &quot;5-0&quot; yesterday... and this one included a 50 year provenance... sold a mere 5 weeks after I was born:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ex Stacks auction (&quot;James Dines collection&quot;), March 7-8, 1969.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]882450[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Nerva (96-8 AD), brass dupondius, Rome mint, struck Jan. - Sep. 97 AD, 28mm, 11.08g</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Radiate head of Nerva to right, legend: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P I COS III PP</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Fortuna standing l., holding rudder and cornucopiae, legend: FORTVNA AVGVST / S C</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> Coh 69, RIC II 84</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Grading:</b> AVF , brown and green patina, some roughness</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your coins of Nerva... especially dupondius or sestertius - don&#039;t worry I won&#039;t be jealous ... I will admire![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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