RIC I (second edition) Nero 170, 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 25.4 g, diameter 25.6 mm.
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 right on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder
DECVRSIO S C
specimens (11)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
27.73g
⌀33.0
Harvard Art Museums
23.74g
6↕
KENOM
21.57g
⌀33.8
6↕
KENOM — Freiberg
20.92g
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
25.25g
BnF (National Library of France)
26.88g
BnF (National Library of France)
27.16g
British Museum
28.35g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum
25.60g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Nero 170 (ric.1(2).ner.170), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-170/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA