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As - Nero TI CLAVDIO OPTATO
| Issuer | Corinth |
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| Year | 57-59 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of the emperor Nero facing right, rendered in a youthful portrait style typical of his early reign. The facial features are modelled in moderate relief, with short, wavy hair rendered in individual strands across the forehead and temples. The legend is disposed around the periphery of the flan, reading NERO CLAV - CAES AVG in Latin characters. The portrait occupies the central field with a strongly three-dimensional profile characteristic of Roman provincial coinage struck at Corinth. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Bellerophon standing to the right in the central field, clad in military attire, grasping the bridle of Pegasus in his right hand and holding a shield in his left hand. Pegasus is depicted rearing to the left with wings raised, conveying dynamic movement. The composition is a mythological reference particularly appropriate to Corinth, the legendary home of Bellerophon. The encircling legend TI CLAVDIO OPTATO COR names the local magistrate Tiberius Claudius Optatus and the colony abbreviation COR for Corinth. The overall design reflects the civic pride and Hellenistic artistic heritage of the Roman colony. |
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