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RIC I (second edition) Nero 108

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 108, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, left. Reverse: nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing right on horseback carrying spear at rest in right hand; in front of him, advancing right, looking back left, a foot soldier holding vexillum in right hand over left shoulder right; behind him a second soldier, helmeted, running right. Weight about 27.7 g, diameter 35.8 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 108
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, left
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 108
reverse: Nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing right on horseback carrying spear at rest in right hand; in front of him, advancing right, looking back left, a foot soldier holding vexillum in right hand over left shoulder right; behind him a second soldier, helmeted, running right
mint Rome weight 27.67g (3)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀35.8 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Nero, laureate, left

NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P
reverse

Nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing right on horseback carrying spear at rest in right hand; in front of him, advancing right, looking back left, a foot soldier holding vexillum in right hand over left shoulder right; behind him a second soldier, helmeted, running right

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specimens (3)
BnF (National Library of France) 27.23g
British Museum 27.10g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 108 (ric.1(2).ner.108), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-108/ (accessed: 2026-08-18). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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