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

€246,712.00
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
Weight23.4 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#500, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.500, BMC RE#333, Cohen#309
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT P P
(Translation: 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: Decree of the senate)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID8735094460
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