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RIC I (second edition) Nero 551

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 551, Semis, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, bare, left; small globe at point of neck. Reverse: roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding wreath and parazonium; behind, various arms. Weight about 5.4 g, diameter 20.4 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 551
obverse: Head of Nero, bare, left; small globe at point of neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 551
reverse: Roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding wreath and parazonium; behind, various arms
mint Lugdunum weight 5.37g (2)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀20.4 (1)
denomination Semis axis 6↕ (2)
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

IMP NERO CAESAR AVG
reverse

Roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding wreath and parazonium; behind, various arms

PONTIF MAX TR POT P P S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 5.34g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 551 (ric.1(2).ner.551), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-551/ (accessed: 2026-08-27). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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