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Auction: 23105 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 25: Ancient Coins Featuring Further Coins From the Cabinet of Robert P. Ball - e-Auction
Lot: 6232

Roman Empire, Nerva (AD96-98), AE Sestertius, 97, IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M T R P COS III P P, laureate head right, rev., FISCI IVDAICI CALVMNIA SVLBATA, palm tree with S-C in fields to left and right, 6h, (RIC 82) a rare and intriguing artefact of Nerva's attempt at egalitarian provincial tax reform. Instituted as a means of redressing punitive taxes levied on Jews by Rome since the days of Vespasian, and a wider drive towards legal equity across the empire. Slightly flattened but nevertheless fine

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Sold for
£500

Starting price
£250