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As - Nero GENIO AVGVSTI S C, Genius
| Issuer | Imperial Roman Mint |
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| Year | 62-68 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC I#463, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.463 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Genius of the Emperor (Genius Augusti) stands facing, rendered as a nude male figure in the classical tradition, holding a patera in his extended right hand and a cornucopiae in his left. The senatorial authorization mark S C (Senatus Consultum) is prominently placed in the field to either side of the standing figure. The legend GENIO AVGVSTI is divided across the field flanking the deity, with GENIO to the left and AVGVSTI to the right. The composition reflects the official imperial cult imagery characteristic of Neronian aes coinage from the Rome mint. |
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The Genius Augusti type belongs to Nero's middle-to-late reign, a period when his public image was being actively managed following the death of Burrus and the dismissal of Seneca in 62 AD, leaving him without the moderating advisors who had checked his early rule. Invoking the imperial Genius on the coinage was a pointed ideological move — the Genius was the divine spirit of the emperor's person and line, and its prominence here implicitly tied Nero's authority to something larger than the man himself.
RIC I#463 is among the more frequently encountered Neronian aes, though examples with crisp reverse detail are not routine given typical die wear on the series.