Sestertius - Nero ADLOCVT COH S C

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year62-68
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC I#429, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.429
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, laureate, right; small globe at point of neck.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
(Translation: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas, Imperator, Pater Patriae. Nero Claudius, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power, supreme commander (Imperator), father of the country.)
Reverse descriptionNero, bare-headed and togate, standing, left, with praetorian prefect on platform, raising right hand to three soldiers; foremost carries standards; behind, battlemented structure above pillared building.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringADLOCVT COH S C
(Translation: Adlocutio Cohortium, Senatus Consultum. Speech to the cohorts. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID5031899190
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