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RIC I (second edition) Nero 228

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 228, Semis, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, right. Reverse: table decorated with two sphinxes or gryphons confronting; on top, urn and wreath; round shield resting on leg. Weight about 3.8 g, diameter 18.0 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 228
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 228
mint Rome weight 3.78g (4)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀18.0 (3)
denomination Semis axis 7↕ (4)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Nero, laureate, right

NERO CAES AVG IMP
reverse

Table decorated with two sphinxes or gryphons confronting; on top, urn and wreath; round shield resting on leg

CER QVINQ ROM CO S C
specimens (4)
KENOM 4.13g ⌀17.8 6↕
KENOM 4.55g ⌀17.7 11↕
British Museum 3.13g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 228 (ric.1(2).ner.228), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-228/ (accessed: 2026-08-19). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA