RIC I (second edition) Nero 274, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, left. Reverse: roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding victory in right hand and resting left on parazonium: behind cuirass two round shields and one oblong. Weight about 27.2 g, diameter 30.6 mm.
obverse
Head of Nero, laureate, left
NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
reverse
Roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding Victory in right hand and resting left on parazonium: behind cuirass two round shields and one oblong
ROMA S C
specimens (9)
Art Institute of Chicago
⌀34.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
26.87g
⌀36.5
British Museum
28.24g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
KENOM — Freiberg
26.51g
6↕
British Museum
28.24g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Nero 274 (ric.1(2).ner.274), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-274/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA