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RIC I (second edition) Nero 4

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 54

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Nero, AD 54, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Nero 4. Obverse: Head of Claudius, laureate, left. Reverse: Slow quadriga, ornamented, right, surmounted by four miniature horses; victories on either side. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Nero

Design

Obverse type
Head of Claudius, laureate, left
Reverse type
Slow quadriga, ornamented, right, surmounted by four miniature horses; victories on either side
Obverse legend
DIVVS CLAVDIVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse legend
EX S C

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).ner.4
Catalogue reference
RIC I (second edition) Nero 4
Type corpus identifier
ric.1(2).ner.4

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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