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

€246,389.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year62-68
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight27.4 g
Dimensions34.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#182, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.182
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, laureate, left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNERO CLAVDIVS 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 PORT OST C
(Translation: Augusti Portus Ostiensis, Senatus Consultum. To the venerable port of Ostia. Decree of the Senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID6856063400
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