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RIC I (second edition) Nero 259

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 259, Quadrans, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: owl standing front, with wings spread, on a rectangular garlanded altar. Reverse: olive-branch, upright; sometimes three dots above. Weight about 1.9 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 259
obverse: Owl standing front, with wings spread, on a rectangular garlanded altar
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 259
reverse: Olive-branch, upright; sometimes three dots above
mint Rome weight 1.94g (1)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Quadrans axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Owl standing front, with wings spread, on a rectangular garlanded altar

NERO CLA CA AVG GER
reverse

Olive-branch, upright; sometimes three dots above

P M TR P IMP P P S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 1.94g 12↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 259 (ric.1(2).ner.259), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-259/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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