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Sestertius - Nero CONG II DAT POP, Minerva

Issuer Roman Imperial Mint
Year 62-68
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Laureate bust of Nero facing right, with aegis visible at the base of the neck, rendered in the characteristic fleshy, idealized portraiture style of the early Neronian period. The emperor's hair is depicted in tight, layered curls arranged across the forehead, with the laurel wreath sitting prominently above. The bust is broad and well-modelled, displaying fine high-relief workmanship typical of the Rome mint sestertii of this period. A raised border of dots frames the effigy, with the encircling legend running from lower left to upper right around the periphery of the obverse field.
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Obverse lettering 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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Reverse lettering CONG II DAT POP
(Translation: Congiarium Secundum Datum Populo — The second congiarium (distribution of money to the civilians) given to the people.)
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