Nerva Denarius Ancient Roman Empire Silver Coin 96AD Fortuna RIC 5 Marcus Aurelius Reverse: VIRTVS AVGG

Reverse: VIRTVS AVGG

wearing imperial mantle

This coin was produced to commemorate Marcus Aurelius' appointment as "Caesar"

during the Roman Civil War

as the coins were first produced during the outbreak of WWI - Liberty faces the East and bears her shield in that direction

Nerva Denarius Ancient Roman Empire Silver Coin 96AD Fortuna RIC 5 Marcus Aurelius Reverse: VIRTVS AVGGObverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS II P P, Head of Nerva, laureate, right Reverse: FORTVNA P R, Fortuna seated left, holding corn ears and sceptre. Date: 96 A. D. RIC II Nerva 5 (denarius) Size: 18mm diameter, 3. 29g weight Composition: Silver After the assassination of the tyrannical emperor Domitian, Nerva was chosen by the Roman Senate (as a senator himself) to become the new emperor. He was already an elderly man at the time, and was seen as