Sestertius - Nero S C, Mars, Pax, and Victory

€246,710.00
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
Weight24.61 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#498, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.498
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, laureate, right; small globe at point of neck.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR P 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 triumphal arch, showing front and left hand side; above, the Emperor in a quadriga escorted by Victory; arch is heavily ornamented and decorated with statues of Pax, Mars and two soldiers.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS C
(Translation: Senatus Consultum. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID5709787690
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