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RIC I (second edition) Nero 491

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 491, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck. Reverse: nero, bare-headed and togate, standing, left, with praetorian prefect on platform, raising right hand to three soldiers; foremost carries standards; behind, battlemented structure above pillared building. Weight about 23.8 g, diameter 34.0 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 491
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 491
reverse: Nero, bare-headed and togate, standing, left, with praetorian prefect on platform, raising right hand to three soldiers; foremost carries standards; behind, battlemented structure above pillared building
mint Lugdunum weight 23.81g (3)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀34.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 7↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT P P
reverse

Nero, bare-headed and togate, standing, left, with praetorian prefect on platform, raising right hand to three soldiers; foremost carries standards; behind, battlemented structure above pillared building

ADLOCVT COH S C
specimens (3)
BnF (National Library of France) 19.70g
British Museum 27.27g 7↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 491 (ric.1(2).ner.491), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-491/ (accessed: 2026-09-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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