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RIC I (second edition) Nero 79

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 79, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 62–68 AD. Obverse: head of nero, bare, left. Reverse: nero as apollo citharoedus, laureate, advancing right, playing lyre. Weight about 11.9 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 79
obverse: Head of Nero, bare, left
reverse RIC I (second edition) Nero 79
reverse: Nero as Apollo Citharoedus, laureate, advancing right, playing lyre
mint Rome weight 11.94g (2)
ruler Nero diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination As axis 7↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Nero, bare, left

NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERMA
reverse

Nero as Apollo Citharoedus, laureate, advancing right, playing lyre

PONTIF MAX TR P IMP P P
specimens (3)
British Museum 12.01g 7↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 11.87g

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RIC I (second edition) Nero 79 (ric.1(2).ner.79), 62–68 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-nero-79/ (accessed: 2026-09-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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