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RIC I (second edition) Nero 240

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 240, 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 4.3 g, diameter 19.1 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 240
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 240
reverse: Table decorated with two sphinxes or gryphons confronting; on top, urn and wreath; round shield resting on leg
mint Rome weight 4.26g (3)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀19.1 (1)
denomination Semis axis 6↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Nero, laureate, right

NERO CAE AVG IMP
reverse

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

CERT QVINQ ROM CON S S C
specimens (3)
British Museum 3.37g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 4.15g

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 240 (ric.1(2).ner.240), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-240/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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