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As - Nero S C, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 62-68 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-necked laureate bust of Emperor Nero facing right, depicted with his characteristic youthful, fleshy features and elaborately curled hair arranged in tiered rows across the forehead and temples. The effigy displays a confident, idealized portrait in high relief, consistent with the refined imperial portraiture of the Neronian period. The circular legend surrounds the bust within a flat, broad flan typical of Julio-Claudian bronze coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Nero's bronze coinage of the 62–68 period was struck under the reformed aes system he introduced in 64 AD, which reduced the weight standard of the as — making earlier and later pieces within his reign technically distinct despite identical typology. The SC formula (Senatus Consulto) on the reverse was by this point a constitutional fiction; the Senate had no meaningful authority over mint decisions, but the convention was maintained as a gesture toward republican propriety that nobody was deceived by.
RIC I 351 falls within a group of Neronian asses produced at Rome with consistent die work but notorious for uneven flan preparation.