Ave!

Nerva, As, Liberty Reverse

Æ As; 27mm/8.7gm       Rome Mint, struck 97 AD

Con/ Small flan chip, otherwise, Very Fine; well-struck with full legends; beautiful dark green patina

Obv/ IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS III PP; laur. bust r.

Rev/ LIBERTAS PVPBLICA S C; Liberty stg. l., holding pileus and sceptre (Nerva claimed that he had "liberated" Rome from the tyranny of Domitian and restored a constitutionally-based regime). Yeah, right...

Ref/ RIC Vol II 86 (Nerva)