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RIC I (second edition) Nero 255

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 255, 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 1.9 g, diameter 15.4 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 255
obverse: Column bearing helmet; shield depicting a gorgoneion resting on column, right; spear pointing upwards right, behind
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 255
reverse: Olive-branch, upright; sometimes three dots above
mint Rome weight 1.93g (9)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀15.4 (3)
denomination Quadrans axis 7↕ (7)
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 CLAV CAE AVG GER
reverse

Olive-branch, upright; sometimes three dots above

P M TR P IMP P P S C
specimens (10)
KENOM 1.23g ⌀15.1 7↕
British Museum 1.99g 12↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 1.59g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
RIC I (second edition) Nero 255, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 1.76g 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 2.86g
BnF (National Library of France) 1.18g
British Museum 2.27g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 255 (ric.1(2).ner.255), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-255/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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