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RIC I (second edition) Nero 137

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 137, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck. Reverse: ceres, right, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn-ears and torch, facing annona, draped, standing right, right hand resting on hip, left holding cornucopiae; in center, modius on garlanded altar right; behind, ship's stern. Weight about 26.1 g, diameter 36.0 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 137
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 137
reverse: Ceres, right, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn-ears and torch, facing Annona, draped, standing right, right hand resting on hip, left holding cornucopiae; in center, modius on garlanded altar right; behind, ship's stern
mint Rome weight 26.09g (5)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀36.0 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck

NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
reverse

Ceres, right, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn-ears and torch, facing Annona, draped, standing right, right hand resting on hip, left holding cornucopiae; in center, modius on garlanded altar right; behind, ship's stern

ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES S C
specimens (5)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
British Museum 26.16g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 28.17g 5↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 137 (ric.1(2).ner.137), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-137/ (accessed: 2026-08-19). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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