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RIC II Nerva 89

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RIC II Nerva 89, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 97–97 AD. Obverse: head of nerva, laureate, right. Reverse: modius standing on three short legs, containing poppy between six corn-ears, three to right, three to left. Weight about 25.0 g, diameter 33.8 mm.
obverse RIC II Nerva 89
reverse RIC II Nerva 89
mint Rome weight 25.04g (8)
ruler Nerva diameter ⌀33.8 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Nerva, laureate, right

IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P
reverse

Modius standing on three short legs, containing poppy between six corn-ears, three to right, three to left

PLEBEI VRBANAE FRVMENTO CONSTITVTO S C
specimens (11)
British Museum 27.53g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 19.81g ⌀32.0
BnF (National Library of France) 26.71g
BnF (National Library of France) 27.40g
British Museum 21.85g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II)
British Museum 27.01g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II)

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RIC II Nerva 89 (ric.2.ner.89), 97–97 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-nerva-89/ (accessed: 2026-08-19). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA