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Sestertius with head of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 64–65
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 26.87 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.140
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Nero, left, laureate. NEROCLAVDCAESARAVGGERPMTRPIMPPP
Reverse: Roma seated on cuirass, left, her left foot on helmet, holding Victory in right hand and resting left on parazonium at side; behind, two round shields.
ROMA (in exergue) S C (left and right)
Reverse: Roma seated on cuirass, left, her left foot on helmet, holding Victory in right hand and resting left on parazonium at side; behind, two round shields.
ROMA (in exergue) S C (left and right)
ProvenanceBy 1959: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London; March 10, 1960: purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. for £ 104/10/0 (this is the total price for 60.138-60.147)