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Sestertius - Nero AVGVSTI S PORT OST C, Tiber and Neptune
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 62-68 |
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| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Nero facing right, with characteristic youthful features and thick curling hair arranged in the Julio-Claudian fashion, the neck slightly draped. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the naturalistic style of early Neronian coinage. The circumferential legend reads in Latin around the full perimeter of the flan, with the emperor's titles distributed evenly around the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P (Translation: Nero Claudius, Caesar, emperor, victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power, supreme commander, father of the country.) |
| Reverse description | Aerial view of the harbour of Portus (Ostia) as constructed under Claudius and expanded under Nero, depicted as a semicircular basin enclosed by two curving moles lined with colonnaded structures and warehouses. Multiple vessels, including merchant ships and galleys, are shown within the harbour. At the upper centre, a reclining figure — identified as Neptune — holds a dolphin and trident, presiding over the scene. In the lower field, the reclining figure of the river god Tiber reclines to the right. The legend AVGVSTI S PORT OST C is distributed around the design, with S C (Senatus Consulto) flanking the central scene and PORT OST in the lower exergual area. |
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