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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 8452962, member: 87809&quot;]Nerva had been a long-time central politician under the various emperors before him, particularly Domitian and Nero. However, he started off as emperor under a precarious relationship with the army, which rightly suspected him of being involved in the conspiracy against Domitian. He made things right in their eyes by presenting them with an embarrassingly apologetic speech and appointing Trajan as his successor, who was at the time an admired general engaging with the Germanic. Nerva died in 98 AD from a stroke and afterwards Trajan forced the Senate to consecrate him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius, Rome January - September 97 AD, 3rd emission, struck shortly before his death</p><p>16 x 17 mm, 3.149 g</p><p>RIC II Nerva 20 (Denarius); RSC (Cohen 134); BMC.48; BNC III Nerva 34;</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ob.: IMP NERVA CA(E)S AVG P M TR P COS III P P</i> Head of Nerva, laureate, right</p><p>Rev.: SALVS PVBLICA&nbsp; Salus, draped, seated l. on throne, holding two corn-ears downwards in extended r. hand, left arm resting on throne</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1498081[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1498082[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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