Sestertius - Nero ROMA S C; Roma and Victory

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Nero (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (54-68)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	62-68
Value	1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	27.2 g
Diameter	35 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 246540
References	RIC I# 329 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.329 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Nero, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P P P

Translation:
Imperator Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas, Pater Patriae.
Supreme commander (Imperator) Nero Claudius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power, father of the country.

Reverse

Roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated left on cuirass, holding Victory in right hand and resting left on parazonium: behind cuirass two round shields and one oblong.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ROMA S C

Translation:
Roma, Senatus Consultum.
Rome. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 25.82–30.06 g;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (62-68)

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2021 January 21 - 22 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum & Signature Auction - Dallas 3089 Lot 32177	21 Jan 2021	XF (NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5)	USD 1440.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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