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ID number: BIRBI-R0981 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Nero; Rome Denomination: Semis Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: AD 62-68 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.80 Weight (g): 2.90 Axis (degrees): 225.00 Provenance: Haines 11. W. S. Lincoln, 1922. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, facing r. Reverse: Table decorated with two sphinxes or gryphons confronting; on top, urn and wreath; round shield resting on leg.
Inscriptions: Ovberse: NERO CAES AVG IMP (Nero Caesar Augustus, Emperor). Reverse: CER QVIN Q R OM CO (5-year competition of Roman spiced wine). S C (by decree of the senate) in exergue.
Bibliography: RIC I 2nd ed. 228
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