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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#605, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.605 |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Victory advancing left, rendered in the classical Roman style, holding a shield in the left hand and a wreath or palm in the right. A large circular object, likely a globe, is depicted at lower left, symbolizing universal Roman dominion. The senatorial authorization mark S C (Senatus Consultum) appears in the field, flanking the figure to either side. The reverse surface is heavily corroded with uneven brown patination, obscuring much of the finer relief detail. The overall composition is consistent with the Victory type documented for Neronian aes coinage under RIC I 605. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Nero's later bronze coinage was produced under the monetary reform of 64 AD, which reduced the weight standard of the as considerably — placing this piece either just before or within that transitional period. The reform was part of a broader fiscal adjustment, likely driven by the costs of rebuilding Rome after the great fire and the emperor's extravagant building program, including the Domus Aurea.
RIC I 605 is among the SC bronzes attributed to the Roman mint rather than Lugdunum, a distinction that occupied scholars for much of the twentieth century before Crawford and Sutherland refined the attribution criteria.