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As - Nero PONTIF MAX TR P IMP P P
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 62-68 |
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| Value | 1 As = 1⁄16 Denarii |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Emperor Nero facing left, rendered in high relief with naturalistic portraiture characteristic of early Neronian coinage. The emperor's features are depicted with a full, rounded face and characteristic hairstyle with combed-forward locks over the brow. A beaded border frames the design, with the encircling legend reading NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERMA in Latin capitals. The overall style reflects the competent die-cutting associated with the Rome mint under Nero's reign. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of Nero depicted as Apollo Citharoedus, laureate and lightly draped, advancing to the right while playing a lyre held before him. The figure is rendered in a classicizing style evoking the god Apollo, reflecting Nero's well-documented artistic pretensions and his identification with the deity. The legend PONTIF MAX TR P IMP P P arcs around the field, partially visible at left and upper right. A beaded border surrounds the design. The treatment of the drapery and the dynamic forward stride give the type a distinctive artistic quality among Neronian bronze issues. |
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| Mintage | ND (62-68) |
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