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
Weight24.5 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#436, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.436
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, laureate, right; 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 descriptionNero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing right on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDECVRSIO S C
(Translation: Military maneuver. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID7505163950
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