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Sestertius of Nero, Rome

Sestertius of Nero, Rome

r. 54 - 68 CE

Nero

Roman Imperial

Obv.: Laureate bust of Nero r., wearing aegis; around Rev.: Nero, bare-headed and togate, standing l. with praetorian prefect (also bare-headed and togate) on low platform on r., raising r. hand in address to three soldiers standing r. in single file, of whom the two foremost carry standards; in the background, pillared building below battlemented crescent-shaped structure (praetorian camp?); in exergue.

Bronze

Roman Imperial period, Early

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