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As - Nero GENIO AVGVSTI S C I, Genius
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 62-68 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Nero facing right, depicted with characteristic curly hair and a small roundel visible before the neck. The emperor is shown with a draped shoulder, rendered in the idealized portraiture style of the Julio-Claudian period. The legend encircles the bust along the outer border within a beaded rim, reading NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P. The portrait conveys the official imperial image of Nero as both civic and religious leader. |
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| Edge | Plain (irregular) |
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Nero's GENIO AVGVSTI bronzes belong to a period of significant monetary reform — around 64 AD he reduced the weight standard of both the aureus and denarius, reshaping the entire imperial coinage system in ways that outlasted his reign by centuries. The Genius type, invoking the emperor's divine spirit, appeared with particular intensity during his later years as relations with the Senate deteriorated and the language of imperial cult grew compensatory, even defensive.
The SC on the reverse confirms senatorial authorization of the bronze coinage, a constitutional formality that persisted long after it reflected any real check on imperial power.