Perinthos, Nero, sestertius (CN type 2406)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
54-68 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracesestertius in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Nero dated 54-68 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2406. Obverse: Laureate head of Nero, right. Reverse: Triumphal arch surmounted by statue of emperor (Nero) in quadriga, flanked by two figures; on each column soldier.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- sestertius
- Recorded diameter
- 35 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 25.35 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Perinthos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Nero
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Nero, right.
- Reverse type
- Triumphal arch surmounted by statue of emperor (Nero) in quadriga, flanked by two figures; on each column soldier.
- Obverse legend
- NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P
- Reverse legend
- S C
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2406
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2406
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 320, nr. 1758, pl. 84
- external concordanceRPC I, 1758
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution