Denarius - Nero SALVS; Salus

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Nero (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (54-68)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	67-68
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.2 g
Diameter	17.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 246247
References	RIC I# 72 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.1(2).ner.72 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Nero, laureate, right, with beard

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P

Unabridged legend: Imperator Nero Caesar Augustus, Pater Patriae.

Translation: Supreme commander Nero Caesar, emperor, father of the country.

Reverse

Salus, draped, seated left, on ornamental throne, holding patera in right hand and resting left hand on side

Script: Latin

Lettering: SALVS

Translation: Health.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.91–3.46 g;
Diameter varies: 16–19 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (67-68)

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