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RIC I (second edition) Nero 178

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 178, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck. Reverse: view of the harbor at ostia; statue of neptune set on pharos, above; tiber reclining left, below. Weight about 26.9 g, diameter 35.0 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 178
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 178
reverse: View of the harbor at Ostia; Statue of Neptune set on pharos, above; Tiber reclining left, below
mint Rome weight 26.92g (8)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀35.0 (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, right, with aegis on neck

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

View of the harbor at Ostia; Statue of Neptune set on pharos, above; Tiber reclining left, below

AVGVSTI S POR OST C
specimens (9)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 26.66g ⌀34.5
British Museum 26.92g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 23.03g
BnF (National Library of France) 27.75g
BnF (National Library of France) 28.98g
BnF (National Library of France) 27.36g
British Museum 29.84g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 178 (ric.1(2).ner.178), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-178/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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