Sestertius - Nero ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES S C, Annona and Ceres

€1.00
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
Weight26.5 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#391, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.391
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, laureate, left; 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, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power, supreme commander (Imperator), father of the country)
Reverse descriptionCeres, right, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn-ears and torch, facing Annona, draped, standing right, right hand resting on hip, left holding cornucopiae; in center, modius on garlanded altar right; behind, ship`s stern.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringANNONA AVGVSTI CERES S C
(Translation: The grain supply of venerable Ceres. Decree of the senate)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID5977980600
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