Sestertius - Nero AVGVSTI S POR OST C, Tiber and Neptune

€246,385.00
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
Weight27.9 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#178, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.178
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on 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 descriptionView of the harbor at Ostia; Statue of Neptune set on pharos, above; Tiber reclining left, below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAVGVSTI S POR OST C
(Translation: Augusti Portus Ostiensis, Senatus Consultum. To the venerable port of Ostia. Decree of the Senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID8291861260
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