Sestertius - Nero DECVRSIO S C

€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
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC I#174, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.174
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 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 S C
(Translation: Decursio, Senatus Consultum. Military maneuver. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID3627456300
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