Title
Coin: tetradrachm of Nero
Date
63-64 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Roman provincial; Julio-Claudian
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: Silver; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 22 mm to 25 mm in diameter, 4 mm thick, 14.862 grams
Description
Obverse legend (retrograde): ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, translation: Nero Caesar Augustus; laureate bust of Nero with aegis, facing right. Reverse legend (retrograde): ΕΤΟΥΣ ΒΙΡ, translation: Year 112; eagle holding lightning bolt, facing right, palm branch and dot in right field. RPC I, no. 4190.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 995.27.12
Record: UO-MCA-995-27-12
Source
Cataloguer: Nick Clarke, University of Ottawa
Image Date: 2022
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee