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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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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Nero's bronze coinage of the 62–68 period was struck under a significant monetary reform he initiated around 64 AD, which reduced the weight standard of the as — this piece, at 10.9g, sits within the post-reform range. The reform was among the first deliberate debasement of Roman coinage since Augustus established the imperial system, adjusting both gold and bronze weight standards to fund increasingly strained imperial finances.
The S C mark reflects the theoretical authority of the Senate over base-metal coinage, a constitutional fiction that persisted long after the Senate had any real check on mint production.