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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 3135854, member: 87200&quot;]Nerva (96-98 A.D.) became emperor at the age of 65, after years of service under Nero and the Flavian emperors. He was consul in 71 and 90. Upon the assassination of</p><p>Domitian he was declared, on the same day, emperor by the Senate, which was the first time an emperor had been voted into office by that body. </p><p><br /></p><p>As emperor, he vowed to restore liberties that had been taken away under the reign of Domitian. Nerva&#039;s brief reign was characterized by his inability to control the Roman army, and because of pressure from the Praetorian guard, he decided to adopt an heir, the popular general Trajan. This wise selection was probably the best outcome of his reign, which ended upon his death of natural causes on January 27th, 98. </p><p><br /></p><p>During the 15 months of his reign he managed to issue Imperial coinage in copper, orichalcum, silver, and gold. The mint of Alexandria also struck tetradrachms in his name. The following is a new acquisition...</p><p><br /></p><p>Type: Billon Tetradrachm, 25mm, 12.7 grams, mint of Alexandria year 96-97 A.D.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Bust of Nerva facing right, KAIS SEB AVT NEPOVAS</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Agathodaemon serpent coiled with head right, holding caduceus and grain ear within coils, wearing the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt. In exergue, LA.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Milne 542, Dattari 638</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is listed as &quot;rare&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]800756[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Agathodaemon was a spirit of vineyards and grain fields in ancient Greek religion, and was associated in Ptolemaic and Roman periods with the Egyptian deity Set in the syncretic religious environment engendered by the Ptolemies. A Canopic branch of the Nile in the Nile delta was also referred to as the Agathodaemon branch, as reported in the scholar Ptolemy&#039;s work Geography.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post any coins you feel are relevant - Nervas or coins of Alexandria...Thanks for following along.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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