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Æ27 - Nero ΝΕΡΩ[ΝΟΣ]
| Issuer | Nicopolis (Achaea) |
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| Year | 54-68 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Nike standing left, her body shown in three-quarter view, holding a wreath extended in her right hand and a palm branch in her left. The winged goddess is depicted in a long flowing garment, rendered in the classical Greek provincial style. The partial legend ΝΕΡΩ[ΝΟΣ] appears in the field to the left of the figure, referencing Emperor Nero in the genitive case. |
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Nicopolis ad Actium — the city Augustus founded on the site of his pre-battle camp before Actium in 31 BC — retained the right to strike civic bronze under Nero, one of relatively few Achaean communities to do so continuously through the Julio-Claudian period. The truncated legend ΝΕΡΩ[ΝΟΣ] is a recurring feature of this mint's output, a consequence of die cutters working within tight module constraints rather than any political gesture.