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RIC I (second edition) Nero 162

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 162, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, left. 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 22.8 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 162
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 162
mint Rome weight 22.78g (1)
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, left

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 (2)
British Museum 22.78g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 162 (ric.1(2).ner.162), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-162/ (accessed: 2026-08-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA