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RIC I (second edition) Nero 254

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 254, 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 2.5 g.
mint Rome weight 2.52g (1)
ruler Nero diameter (0)
denomination Quadrans axis (0)
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 CLAVD CAESAR AVG GE
reverse

Olive-branch, upright; sometimes three dots above

P M TR P IMP P P S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 2.52g
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 254 (ric.1(2).ner.254), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-254/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA