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As - Nero GENIO AVGVSTI S C, Genius
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 62-68 |
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| Value | 1 As = 1⁄16 Denarii |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Genius of Augustus stands facing left in the center of the field, depicted as a youthful male figure draped in a toga, his head crowned with a modius (grain measure), holding a patera in his right hand extended over a lighted altar to his left and a cornucopia in his left hand, symbolizing abundance and divine favor. The senatorial authorization mark S C (Senatus Consultum) flanks the central figure in the field, S to the left and C to the right. The encircling legend GENIO AVGVSTI runs around the periphery, affirming the reverse type's dedication to the protective spirit of the emperor. The composition is characteristic of Neronian aes coinage, with the Genius type reinforcing the divine and sacral authority of the ruling emperor. |
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| Reverse lettering | GENIO AVGVSTI S C (Translation: Genio Augusti, Senatus Consultum. To the genius (guardian spirit) of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.) |
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