As - Nero GENIO AVGVSTI S C I, Genius

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year62-68
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 As = 1⁄16 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC I#216, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.216
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P
(Translation: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas, Imperator Primus. Nero Claudius, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power, supreme commander (Imperator) for the first time.)
Reverse descriptionGenius Populi Romani standing left, holding patera over flaming altar in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGENIO AVGVSTI S C I
(Translation: Genio Augusti, Senatus Consultum. To the genius (guardian spirit) of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID4887126940
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