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RIC I (second edition) Nero 487

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 487, Semis, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, bare, left; small globe at point of neck. Reverse: table decorated with two sphinxes or gryphons confronting; on top, urn and wreath; round shield resting on leg. Weight about 4.9 g, diameter 22.0 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 487
obverse: Head of Nero, bare, left; small globe at point of neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 487
reverse: Table decorated with two sphinxes or gryphons confronting; on top, urn and wreath; round shield resting on leg
mint Lugdunum weight 4.93g (10)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀22.0 (1)
denomination Semis axis 6↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Nero, bare, left; small globe at point of neck

NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM
reverse

Table decorated with two sphinxes or gryphons confronting; on top, urn and wreath; round shield resting on leg

CER QVINQ ROM CON S C
specimens (13)
KENOM 3.62g 6↕
British Museum 5.03g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 5.16g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
RIC I (second edition) Nero 487, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 4.54g 6↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 5.28g ⌀22.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme 4.98g
BnF (National Library of France) 5.94g
BnF (National Library of France) 5.80g
BnF (National Library of France) 4.68g
British Museum 4.26g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 487 (ric.1(2).ner.487), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-487/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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