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RIC I (second edition) Nero 501

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 501, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, right; small globe at point of neck. Reverse: nero, bare-headed and togate, seated right, on platform, left; official seated right on another platform extending congiarium to citizen with small boy behind him; minerva, head left, holding owl and spear, and liberalitas on right, holding tessera. Weight about 25.9 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 501
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right; small globe at point of neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 501
reverse: Nero, bare-headed and togate, seated right, on platform, left; official seated right on another platform extending congiarium to citizen with small boy behind him; Minerva, head left, holding owl and spear, and Liberalitas on right, holding tessera
mint Lugdunum weight 25.93g (1)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 7↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR P P P
reverse

Nero, bare-headed and togate, seated right, on platform, left; official seated right on another platform extending congiarium to citizen with small boy behind him; Minerva, head left, holding owl and spear, and Liberalitas on right, holding tessera

CONG I DAT POP S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 25.93g 7↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 501 (ric.1(2).ner.501), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-501/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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