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RIC I (second edition) Nero 160

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 160, 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 26.4 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 160
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 160
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
mint Rome weight 26.39g (2)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (1)
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 CLAVDIVS 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

CONG II DAT POP S C
specimens (3)
British Museum 26.25g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 26.53g

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 160 (ric.1(2).ner.160), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-160/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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