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Sestertius - Nero AVGVSTI S PORT OST C, Tiber and Neptune
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 62-68 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC I#182, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.182 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Aerial bird's-eye view of the harbor of Ostia, one of the most elaborate and celebrated reverse types in all of Roman coinage. The harbor basin is depicted with a schematic bird's-eye perspective, showing multiple ships moored within the breakwaters. A tall lighthouse (pharos) surmounted by a statue of Neptune dominates the upper portion of the design. In the exergue, the personification of the river Tiber reclines to the left, holding a rudder or reed, representing the waterway connecting Ostia to Rome. The legend AVGVSTI S PORT OST C, divided across the field, refers to the Augustan port of Ostia constructed under Claudius and celebrated by Nero, with S C denoting the senatorial authority for the bronze coinage. |
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| Mint | Rome |
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