Roman Imperial coin – HCR21240

Obverse

Inscription:

NERO CAESAR AVG IMP TR POT XII P P

Design:

Bust of Nero, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

Inscription:

PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA [IA]NVM CLVSIT S C

Design:

Temple of Janus, with latticed window to left and double doors to right with garland hung across ('terra door')

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Julio-Claudian

Reign

Nero

Person

Nero

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Sestertius

Material

orichalcum

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 65

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

25.83

Axis

Diameter (mm)

35.6

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

2/4/1952

Source

Glendining, V. J. E. Ryan Sale 2295; Ars Classica, Clarence S. Bement Sale 657, 25-28/6/1924

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1952.

Acquisition note

£ (GBP); Purchased with three others

Reference

BMCRE I : 111 var.

Note:

Note that the obverse inscription of this specimen appears to correctly end XII P P, in contrast to the British Museum's mis-engraved XI P P I

Reference

RIC I (second edition) : 263 var.

Note:

Note that the obverse inscription of this specimen appears to correctly end XII P P, in contrast to RIC's recording as mis-engraved XI P P P

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).ner.263

Contributors to this coin record

friday-volunteer, friday-volunteer, cgallacher, cgallacher, mspencer-brown