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RIC I (second edition) Nero 165

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 165, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck. Reverse: nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing left on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder. Weight about 26.3 g, diameter 24.0 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 165
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 165
reverse: Nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing left on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder
mint Rome weight 26.31g (9)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀24.0 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (7)
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, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing left on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder

DECVRSIO S C
specimens (11)
British Museum 28.21g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
KENOM — Freiberg 22.65g 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 26.47g
BnF (National Library of France) 26.19g
British Museum 28.00g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 25.73g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 25.29g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 165 (ric.1(2).ner.165), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-165/ (accessed: 2026-08-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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