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Æ35 - Nero NERO CLAVD CAES AVG GERMANI C I F
| Issuer | Sinope (Colonia Iulia Felix) |
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| Year | 57-58 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Radiate head of Divus Augustus facing right, with draped bust, enclosed within a dotted border. The effigy is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Sinopean colonial coinage, with the radiate crown identifying the deified emperor. The legend surrounds the portrait field and records the colonial honorific dating formula referencing the founding anniversary of the colony. |
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| Obverse lettering | DIVO AVG C I F ANN CIII |
| Reverse description | Nero, in consular robes, depicted in a processus consularis scene, advancing right in a slow ceremonial procession. The emperor is shown togatus, accompanied by attendant figures, the composition emphasizing imperial dignity and civic authority in the provincial colonial context. The reverse legend naming Nero as Caesar and Augustus of the Germanic peoples encircles the scene, with the colonial abbreviation C I F appearing in the lower field or exergue. |
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