RIC I (second edition) Nero 372

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 62–AD 68

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Lugdunum (ancient mint)

Sestertius in bronze struck at Lugdunum under Nero, AD 62–AD 68, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Nero 372. Obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right with aegis; small globe at point of neck. Reverse: Ceres, right, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn-ears and torch, facing Annona, draped, standing right, right hand resting on hip, left holding cornucopiae; in center, modius on garlanded altar right; behind, ship's stern. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Bronze
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint: Lugdunum
Issuing authority: Nero

Design

Obverse type: Head of Nero, laureate, right with aegis; small globe at point of neck
Reverse type: Ceres, right, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn-ears and torch, facing Annona, draped, standing right, right hand resting on hip, left holding cornucopiae; in center, modius on garlanded altar right; behind, ship's stern
Obverse legend: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
Reverse legend: ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES S C

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).ner.372
Catalogue reference: RIC I (second edition) Nero 372
Type corpus identifier: ric.1(2).ner.372

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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