Sestertius - Nero DECVRSIO

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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
Weight27.7 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#106, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.106
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP
(Translation: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas, Imperator Nero Claudius, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power, supreme commander (Imperator).)
Reverse descriptionNero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing right on horseback carrying spear at rest in right hand; in front of him, advancing right, looking back left, a foot soldier holding vexillum in right hand over left shoulder right; behind him a second soldier, helmeted, running right
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDECVRSIO
(Translation: Decursio Military maneuver.)
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MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID2680269570
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