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ID: |
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601541 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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NERO |
| Date Ruled: |
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A.D. 54-68
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| Metal: |
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Bronze |
| Denomination: |
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Sestertius |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Weight: |
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25.31 g |
| Obverse Legend: |
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NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IM[P P?] |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureate head right, wearing aegis |
| Reverse Legend: |
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S C |
| Reverse Description: |
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Triumphal arch, hung with wreath across front and left side; above, Nero in facing quadriga escorted on right by Victory holding wreath and palm, and on left by Pax holding caduceus and cornucopiae; just below the quadriga on extreme left and right, two soldiers (torch bearers?) flanking quadriga, statue of Mars in side niche of arch |
| Mint: |
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Uncertain Balkan |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC - |
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BMCRE - |
| Reference3: |
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RPC I 1758 Cf. |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=21008 |
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Grade:
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Good Fine, dark olive-green patina |
| Notes: |
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Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 1541. Recent scholarship suggests that this rare issue of aes coinage with Latin legends was struck at Perinthus. The style is quite distinct from the two western issues of Rome and Lugdunum, and there is nothing in common with the Latin issues of Antioch or Corinth. Provenance, when known, is almost always in the northwest Balkan area. In addition, the coins are frequently encountered countermarked with Galban stamps (GAL KAI and GALBA) that were used to countermark provincial Perinthan issues. |
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