Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Semis - Nero CERT QVINQ ROM CO S S C
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Year | 62-68 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERMA (Translation: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. Nero Claudius, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans.) |
| Reverse description | A prize table depicted in three-quarter perspective, its legs decorated with confronting sphinxes or gryphons; atop the table rests a large urn flanked by a wreath, commemorating the Neronia games. A round shield leans against the table leg in the lower field. The senatorial authority marks S C (Senatus Consultum) appear prominently in the field, flanking the central design. The Latin legend encircling the composition records the establishment of the quinquennial games at Rome. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The CERT QVINQ ROM CO reverse references the Neronia, a Greek-style festival Nero instituted in 60 AD modeled on the Olympian games, complete with competitions in music, gymnastics, and oratory. The games were deeply unpopular with the Roman aristocracy, who considered public performance beneath senatorial dignity. Nero competed personally and, predictably, won.
The SC on this bronze marks senatorial authority over the aes coinage — a constitutional formality that Nero increasingly treated as such.