RIC I (second edition) Nero 158, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck. Reverse: nero, bare-headed and togate, seated right, on platform, right; praefectus annonae standing behind; in front, attendant standing left, giving tessera to citizen right; minerva, head left, holding owl and spear; tetrastyle building to left. Weight about 26.9 g, diameter 35.8 mm.
obverse
Head of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck
NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
reverse
Nero, bare-headed and togate, seated right, on platform, right; praefectus annonae standing behind; in front, attendant standing left, giving tessera to citizen right; Minerva, head left, holding owl and spear; tetrastyle building to left
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RIC I (second edition) Nero 158 (ric.1(2).ner.158), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-158/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA