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Quadrans of Nero, Rome

Quadrans of Nero, Rome

r. 54 - 68 CE

Nero

Roman Imperial

Obv.: Helmet r. on column against which, on r., leans round shield bearing gorgoneion; behind, spear slanting upwards to r.; around, [NERO CL] CAE AVG GER. Rev.: Upright olive-branch; around, P M TR P IMP P P; to l. and r., S-C.

Bronze

Roman Imperial period, Early

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