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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 6318587, member: 86498&quot;]Nerva Ae Sestertius 97 AD Obv Head right laureate Rv. Fortuna standing left holding rudder and cornucopia</p><p>RIC 83 28.47 grms 32 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1250346[/ATTACH]Like the image of Galba which followed that of Nero we see quite a difference in the image of Nerva compared to that of Domitian. With Nerva we see a man with a aquiline nose, high cheekbones, a thin face and a small rather cruel mouth. All of this set upon a remarkably long neck. The eye is overshadowed by a strong upper orbital ridge. The parallels of this image with that of Galba are striking though the two men could not be further apart. Galba had essentially a military background whereas Nerva was mostly that of a politician&nbsp; or courtier. He was most notably the one who uncovered the Pisonian conspiracy in 65 AD[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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