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Unknown Æ - Imitating Nero, 54-68

Emittent Uncertain Germanic tribes
Jahr 150-250
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Durchmesser 22 mm
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Aversbeschreibung Bare-headed effigy of Nero facing right, rendered in a somewhat barbarous style characteristic of Germanic imitative coinage. The portrait displays a laureate or bare head with simplified facial features, the neck truncation visible at the bottom. A degraded Latin legend surrounds the bust in the field, partially legible and imitating the titulature of the Roman emperor Nero. The engraving reflects a provincial hand copying Roman prototypes, with irregular letter forms and uneven spacing typical of non-official imitative issues.
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Reversbeschreibung A side view of a table bearing a wreath, with a horse standing to the right, all enclosed by a degraded Latin legend. The scene imitates Nero's Roman prototype commemorating the Certamen Quinquennale, rendered in a barbarous style with simplified iconographic elements. The table and wreath motif, derived from official Roman coin types, is crudely executed, reflecting the hand of a Germanic die-cutter working from a Roman model. The legend surrounding the design is partially legible, with letter forms showing significant debasement from the original Roman prototype. The senatorial authority mark SC appears within or near the legend, referencing the original bronze coinage issued by decree of the Senate.
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Germanic imitations of Roman Æ coinage were not attempts at counterfeiting in any modern sense — Roman bronzes circulated freely across the Rhine frontier, and local copies filled gaps where supply from imperial mints fell short. Nero's bronzes were among the most widely copied, likely because of their broad circulation in the northwestern provinces during and after his reign. The blundered legends and abstracted portraiture typical of these pieces reflect craftsmen working from worn or secondhand exemplars rather than official dies.