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Sestertius - Nero ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES, Ceres and Annona
| Uitgever | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Jaar | 62-68 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Bare-headed, laureate bust of Nero facing left, rendered with youthful features and elaborate curled hair arranged in the characteristic Julio-Claudian style. The effigy displays a thick neck and full facial features typical of Neronian portraiture. The encircling legend runs clockwise from lower left around the full circumference of the coin in crisp Latin capitals. The portrait is boldly modelled in high relief, consistent with the finest sestertius coinage of the early imperial period. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P (Translation: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas, Imperator, Pater Patriae — Nero Claudius, Caesar, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power, supreme commander (Imperator), father of the country.) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Nero's grain-supply coinage of the 60s AD was not idle propaganda — Rome's dependence on Egyptian and North African wheat had become structurally acute, and the annona system that managed that supply was one of the most politically sensitive mechanisms in the empire. Any disruption, real or rumored, could trigger urban riots. Nero's administration used bronze and orichalcum issues extensively to broadcast the stability of the food supply to a population that watched grain prices the way modern markets watch interest rates.
Orichalcum sestertii of this period are frequently found with uneven flans, a known production issue at the Rome mint under Nero attributable to inconsistent alloy preparation.