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As - Nero S C, Victory
| 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 script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Winged figure of Victory, draped, striding briskly to the left, her wings spread behind her. She holds with both outstretched hands a large circular shield inscribed S P Q R (Senatus Populusque Romanus), presenting it as a votive offering. The senatorial authorization mark S C (Senatus Consultum) appears in the field on either side of the figure, a standard feature of Neronian aes coinage affirming senatorial authority over the bronze issue. |
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Nero's bronze coinage of this period was struck under the monetary reform of 64 AD, which reduced the weight standard of the as significantly — making pre-reform examples like this one distinguishable by their heavier fabric. The reform was part of a broader debasement policy tied to the enormous costs of rebuilding Rome after the fire of 64 AD and funding Nero's Domus Aurea construction program.
The SC abbreviation reflects senatorial authority over bronze coinage, a constitutional formality that Nero observed even as his relationship with the Senate deteriorated into open hostility by the final years of his reign.