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RIC I (second edition) Nero 40

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 40, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 63–64 AD. Obverse: head of nero, bare, right. Reverse: virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, right foot on helmet among shield, holding long spear in left hand and parazonium in his right hand and resting it on right knee. Weight about 7.7 g, diameter 19.6 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 40
obverse: Head of Nero, bare, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 40
reverse: Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, right foot on helmet among shield, holding long spear in left hand and parazonium in his right hand and resting it on right knee
mint Rome weight 7.65g (4)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀19.6 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 7↕ (3)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Nero, bare, right

NERO CAESAR AVG IMP
reverse

Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, right foot on helmet among shield, holding long spear in left hand and parazonium in his right hand and resting it on right knee

PONTIF MAX TR P X COS IIII P P EX S C
specimens (5)
British Museum 7.67g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 7.68g
British Museum 7.58g 8↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 40 (ric.1(2).ner.40), 63–64 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-40/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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