NERVA Sestertius - Fisci Iudaici Calumnia Sublata Start Price USD 2,400.00 Current Price USD 2,400.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 End Time Thursday, November 27, 2008 Location Milano See more about 'NERVA Sestertius - Fisci Iudaici Calumnia Sublata' Description NERVA  97AD AE Sestertius - diameter mm.33 - weight gr.24.26 Obverse: IMP NERVA CAES AUG PM TR P COS III PP Reverse: FISCI IUDAICI CALUMNIA SUBLATA SC RIC 82 - VF - Nice dark green patina Very important and very rare sestertius concerning the relations between Roman Empire and the Jews. After the destruction of the Temple the Jewish poll-tax was claimed for the treasury of Jupiter Capitolinus in Rome. This vexatious imposition was accompanied with many investigations and calumnies, the suppression of which (though not of the tax itself) is here commemorated. This coin is authentic   Place a Bid!