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Quadrans GER P M TR P IMP P P S C
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 62-68 |
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| Value | 1 Quadrans = 1/4 As = 1⁄64 Denarius |
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| Obverse lettering | NERO CALV CAESAR AVG GER (Translation: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. Nero Claudius, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Issued under Nero between 62 and 68 AD, this quadrans belongs to a period when the smallest Roman bronze denominations served the everyday transactions of the urban poor — market stalls, baths, street food. Nero's quadrantes are notable for carrying the S C legend (Senatus Consulto), a formula indicating senatorial authorization for the bronze issue, even as Nero's actual relationship with the Senate deteriorated sharply through this same period.
RIC I 249 is among the later quadrans types of the reign, struck as Nero was systematically debasing the silver coinage — the famous 64 AD reform that reduced the denarius in weight and fineness simultaneously.