Nerva, 96-98, Quadrans

Nerva, Quadrans, AR, reign 96–98 AD, Rome mint, 96–98 AD, 2.71 g, 20 mm. Obverse with laureate head of Nerva right; legend IMP NERVA CAES AVG. Reverse with large S C across the field. Struck on a compact flan with clear legends and central devices. RIC II Nerva 113. Struck during the brief principate of Nerva following the assassination of Domitian, this issue belongs to the initial phase of the Nerva-Antonine period. Nerva’s coinage documents the transition to a more consensual style of imperial rule and the restoration of senatorial cooperation, with reverses such as S C reflecting senatorial authority in Roman state finance and public administration.