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RIC I (second edition) Nero 279

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 279, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, right with aegis. Reverse: roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding victory in right hand and in left a vertical spear against round shield; around and behind are various arms. Weight about 27.1 g, diameter 34.5 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 279
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right with aegis
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 279
reverse: Roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding Victory in right hand and in left a vertical spear against round shield; around and behind are various arms
mint Rome weight 27.13g (5)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀34.5 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Nero, laureate, right with aegis

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 in left a vertical spear against round shield; around and behind are various arms

ROMA S C
specimens (5)
KENOM 26.25g ⌀34.2 7↕
British Museum 26.75g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 28.55g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 279 (ric.1(2).ner.279), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-279/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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