Nerva
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Nerva was a Roman emperor from AD 96 to 98. Nerva became emperor when aged almost 66, after a lifetime of imperial service under Nero and the succeeding rulers of the Flavian dynasty.
Plaster cast head portrait set in 1st-century statue, Chiaramonti Museum
Head of Nerva, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, 96-98 AD
The last remaining columns from the largely blind peristyle surrounding a temple to Minerva, located at the heart of the Forum of Nerva. The visible door frame is not an original element but rather one of the many modifications made during the Middle Ages.
Nerva as Jupiter, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Aureus
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The aureus was the main gold coin of ancient Rome from the 1st century BC to the early 4th century AD, when it was replaced by the solidus. This type of coin was sporadically issued during the Republi
Aureus minted in 193 by Septimius Severus to celebrate Legio XIV Gemina, the legion that proclaimed him emperor
Issue worth 40 (XXXX) asses, 211 BC. The obverse depicts the god Mars.
Issue minted by Sulla, 82 BC. The obverse depicts Roma.
Issue minted by Caesar, 45 BC. The obverse depicts Victory.