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RIC I (second edition) Nero 261

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 261, 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 1.7 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 261
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 261
mint Rome weight 1.67g (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 CAE AVG GER
reverse

Olive-branch, upright; sometimes three dots above

P M TR P IMP P P S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 1.67g 12↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 261 (ric.1(2).ner.261), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-261/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA