RIC I (second edition) Nero 318, 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 3.3 g, diameter 18.7 mm.
obverse
Column bearing helmet; shield depicting a gorgoneion resting on column, right; spear pointing upwards right, behind
NERO CLAVD CAES AVG GER
reverse
Olive-branch, upright; sometimes three dots above
P M TR P IMP P P S C
specimens (3)
British Museum
3.03g
12↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France)
3.27g
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Nero 318 (ric.1(2).ner.318), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-318/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA