Sestertius - Nero S C, Victory

€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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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#370, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.370
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, crowned with bay, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P XIV P P
(Translation: Imperator Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas Quarta Decima, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator) Nero Claudius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power for the 14th time, father of the country.)
Reverse descriptionVictory, advancing right, holding palladium in right hand and palm in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS C
(Translation: Senatus Consultum. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID1556773430
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