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As - Nero S C, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 62-68 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC I#476, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.476 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Rome |
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| Additional information |
Nero's later bronze coinage, struck after the reorganization of the Roman mint around 64 AD, reflects the emperor's aggressive debasement of the precious metal denominations — a monetary reform that effectively shifted real purchasing weight onto the aes coinage. The senatorial S C mark, nominally granting the Senate authority over bronze issues, was by this point a constitutional fiction Nero tolerated rather than honored.
RIC I 476 falls within the run of Lugdunum-influenced Rome mint production, a period when die alignment and flan preparation became noticeably inconsistent — not a strike weakness specific to this type, but a documented deterioration across the series as the 60s progressed and Nero's administration grew increasingly erratic ahead of the civil war of 69.