Sestertius - Nero PORT AVG S C, Neptune and Tiber

€246,725.00
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
Weight26.3 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#513, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.513
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TRIB POT P P
(Translation: Imperator Nero Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator) Nero Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, tribunician power, 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 letteringPORT AVG S C
(Translation: Portus Augusti, Senatus Consultum. Port of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID2865460790
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