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Semis - Nero CERTAMEN QVINQ ROM CO
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 62-68 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (62-68) |
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The "Certamen Quinquennale Romae Constitutum" inscription places this piece squarely within Nero's establishment of the Neronia, a Greek-style festival he introduced in 60 AD — games held every five years encompassing music, gymnastics, and equestrian events. The project was deeply controversial; conservative senators viewed the whole spectacle as a corruption of Roman values by Hellenic culture, and Tacitus records the Senate's open hostility to the enterprise.
RIC I #91 is among the bronze issues struck under the reorganized Neronian coinage system following his currency reform of 64 AD, which reduced weights across the aes denominations.