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RIC I (second edition) Nero 169

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 169, 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 right on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder. Weight about 27.6 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 169
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 169
reverse: Nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing right on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder
mint Rome weight 27.57g (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, right, with aegis on neck

NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P
reverse

Nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing right on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder

DECVRSIO S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 27.57g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 169 (ric.1(2).ner.169), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-169/ (accessed: 2026-08-21). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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