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Object Type
Museum number: 1867,0101.2022
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Head of Nero, laureate, left. (obverse); Ceres (on right), veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn-ears in right hand and torch in left hand, her feet on stool; Annona (on left), draped, standing right, resting right hand on hip and holding cornucopia in left hand; between them, modius on garlanded altar; behind, ship's stern. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 64
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 28.79 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (129, p.221); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (138, p.161)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Nero; Named in inscription & portrayed: Annona; Named in inscription & portrayed: Demeter/Ceres
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1867
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1867,0101.2022
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (221) (129)

Free entry