Object numberCC59.2.0355
sestertius, Roman Empire, Nero, 54-66 CE
Date54-66 CE
Emperor
Nero
CultureRoman
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 3.47 cm, 26.22 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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The laureate head of Nero, wearing the aegis, is facing right. NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUG GER P M TR P IMP P P is inscribed around.
NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS GERMANICUS PONTIFEX MAXIMUS TRIBUNICIA POTESTATE IMPERATOR PATER PATRIAE
NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUG GER P M TR P IMP P P
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, pontifex maximus, with tribunician power, imperator and father of the fatherland.
A helmeted Roma, in military dress, is seated to the left on a cuirass; her right hand is holding Victory and her left arm is resting on a parazonium, and there are many shields around. S is inscribed to the left and C to the right, and ROMA is inscribed
ROMA, SENATUS CONSULTO
ROMA, S C
Rome. By decree of the senate.
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