Aureus - Nero PONTIF MAX TR P X COS IIII P P EX S C, Virtus

€246,215.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year63-64
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.5 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#40, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.40, BMC RE#45, Cohen#232, Calicó#437
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, bare, right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNERO CAESAR AVG IMP
(Translation: Nero, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator))
Reverse descriptionVirtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, right foot on helmet among shield, holding long spear in left hand and parazonium in his right hand and resting it on right knee
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONTIF MAX TR P X COS IIII P P EX S C
(Translation: High priest, tribunician power for the tenth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the country. By decree of the senate)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (63-64)  - -
Catalog ID9952272810
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