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Aureus - Nero PONTIF MAX TR P VII COS IIII P P EX S C, Roma
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 60-61 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse lettering | NERO CAESAR AVG IMP (Translation: Nero Caesar Augustus Imperator Nero, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator).) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Nero's fourth consulship, held from 60 AD, coincided with the early period of his reign still shaped by Seneca and Burrus — the phase later historians would call his quinquennium, the five good years. The EX S C legend on an aureus is an unusual acknowledgment of senatorial authority on a gold issue, and its precise constitutional meaning remains debated; some scholars read it as a deliberate political gesture toward the Senate following the turbulence of Claudius's final years.
RIC I#27 is a relatively scarce type within the Neronian gold series.