Video: Imperial Coinage Of Nervart, Nerva As Supreme Military Commander, Senate, And People Of Rome

American Numismatic Society - In the first of a three-part series that will explore the messages, audiences, and relative frequencies of Nerva's imperial coinage (96-98 CE) according to recorded finds and hoards, Nathan Elkins, ANS Deputy Director, focuses on Nerva's "military types." Martial themes and types celebrating military concord on Nerva's coinage have traditionally been interpreted as apologetic, aspirational, or indicating a need to capitalize on victories along the frontier, given perceived anxieties about civil war after Domitian's (81-96 CE) assassination and Nerva's lack of military experience. Dr. Elkins challenges these viewpoints by putting the coinage in its broader historical, visual, and numismatic contexts.



In the second of a three-part series that explores the messages, audiences, and relative frequencies of Nerva's imperial coinage (96-98 CE) according to recorded finds and hoards, ANS Deputy Director Nathan Elkins focuses on Nerva's types that targeted the people of Rome and Italy. Such coins bore images that would have resonated most with important constituencies in the city of Rome, primarily the Senate and urban plebs, or to the people of Italy, and which refer specifically to Nerva's relationships with these privileged groups. These types are generally the least common of Nerva's coins according to finds and hoards: available evidence suggests most tended to circulate primarily in Rome and Italy, where they would have had the most relevance to viewers.



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