Sestertius - Nero AVGVSTI S PORT OST C, Tiber and Neptune

€246,387.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year62-68
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#180, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.180
Obverse descriptionHead of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNERO 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 descriptionView of the harbor at Ostia; Statue of Neptune set on pharos, above; Tiber reclining left, below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAVGVSTI S PORT OST C
(Translation: To the venerable port of Ostia. Decree of the Senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (62-68)  - -
Catalog ID9908435350
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