97 NGC VF Nerva Roman Empire AE Sestertius Rare Libertas Liberty Trajan Father (26041803C)

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Very Fine Roman Empire AE sestertius coin.
Rare AE struck for Emperor Nerva at the Rome Mint, 97 CE.
Obverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head right.
Reverse: LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas standing facing, head left, pileus in outstretched right hand, scepter cradled in left arm; S-C across fields.
RIC 86, 25.43g, Approx. 33mm.
Certified by NGC to VF Strike 4/5 Surface 2/5 smoothing. Scratches on holder are noted.
Libertas (Latin for 'liberty') is the Roman goddess and personification of liberty.
Nerva was the first of the series of adoptive Emperors, who ensured a smooth transition of power by naming Trajan as his son and successor.

Very Fine Roman Empire AE sestertius coin.