RIC I (second edition) Nero 442, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, right; small globe at point of neck. 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 26.6 g, diameter 35.8 mm.
obverse
Head of Nero, laureate, right; small globe at point of neck
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 (8)
Harvard Art Museums
27.17g
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
16.65g
⌀33.1
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
27.30g
⌀37.5
BnF (National Library of France)
28.77g
British Museum
22.97g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum
26.47g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Nero 442 (ric.1(2).ner.442), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-442/ (accessed: 2026-08-22). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA