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RIC I (second edition) Nero 253

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 253, Quadrans, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: column bearing helmet; shield depicting a gorgoneion resting on column, right; spear pointing upwards right, behind. Reverse: olive-branch, upright; sometimes three dots above. Weight about 2.3 g, diameter 14.3 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 253
obverse: Column bearing helmet; shield depicting a gorgoneion resting on column, right; spear pointing upwards right, behind
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 253
reverse: Olive-branch, upright; sometimes three dots above
mint Rome weight 2.31g (2)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀14.3 (1)
denomination Quadrans axis 6↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Column bearing helmet; shield depicting a gorgoneion resting on column, right; spear pointing upwards right, behind

NERO CLA CAES AVG GER
reverse

Olive-branch, upright; sometimes three dots above

P M TR P IMP P P S C
specimens (1)
BnF (National Library of France) 2.65g

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 253 (ric.1(2).ner.253), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-253/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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