Sestertius - Nero ADLOCVT COH S C

The ADLOCVT COH type — depicting Nero addressing the Praetorian Guard — almost certainly commemorates the donative paid to secure their loyalty following his accession in 54 AD, though it continued striking well into his reign. The Praetorian connection was not incidental: it was Burrus, prefect of the Guard, who physically presented the young emperor to the troops and negotiated the cash payment that made his succession viable.

By the later years of this issue's production, Nero's relationship with the Guard had deteriorated sharply. The same institution that underwrote his rise would ultimately refuse to defend him in 68 AD.