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RIC I (second edition) Nero 159

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 159, 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 g.
mint Rome weight g (0)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis ↕ (0)
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 GERM 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

CONG II DAT POP S C

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 159 (ric.1(2).ner.159), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-159/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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