As - Nero S C, Victory

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.