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RIC I (second edition) Nero 173

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 173, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, left. 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 26.8 g, diameter 35.8 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 173
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, left
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 173
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 26.78g (3)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀35.8 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (3)
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 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 24.67g 7↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 173 (ric.1(2).ner.173), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-173/ (accessed: 2026-08-17). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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