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RIC I (second edition) Nero 161

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 161, 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 27.1 g, diameter 36.7 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 161
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 161
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 27.08g (3)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀36.7 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 7↕ (2)
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 26.33g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 28.77g

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 161 (ric.1(2).ner.161), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-161/ (accessed: 2026-08-18). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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