RIC I (second edition) Nero 175, 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 carrying spear at rest in right hand; in front of him, advancing right, looking back left, a foot soldier holding vexillum in right hand over left shoulder right; behind him a second soldier, helmeted, running right. Weight about 29.9 g.
obverse
Head of Nero, laureate, left
NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
reverse
Nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing right on horseback carrying spear at rest in right hand; in front of him, advancing right, looking back left, a foot soldier holding vexillum in right hand over left shoulder right; behind him a second soldier, helmeted, running right
DECVRSIO S C
specimens (1)
BnF (National Library of France)
29.87g
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Nero 175 (ric.1(2).ner.175), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-175/ (accessed: 2026-08-21). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA