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RIC I (second edition) Nero 508

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 508, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck. Reverse: nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing right on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder. Weight about 23.9 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 508
obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, left; small globe at point of neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 508
reverse: Nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing right on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder
mint Lugdunum weight 23.92g (5)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 7↕ (3)
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, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing right on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder

DECVRSIO S C
specimens (7)
RIC I (second edition) Nero 508, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 19.12g 7↕
BnF (National Library of France) 26.37g
BnF (National Library of France) 25.06g
British Museum 23.77g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 25.30g 7↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 508 (ric.1(2).ner.508), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-508/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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