coin
- Museum number
- 1937,0723.11
- Description
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Copper alloy coin. (whole)
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Head of Nero, bare, right (globe at point of bust). (obverse)
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Table, seen from front and right, bearing an urn on left and wreath on right; on the front panel, a bas-relief of two sphinxes (or two gryphons) confronted; a round shield rests against table leg. (reverse)
- Production date
- 65
- Dimensions
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Die-axis: 7 o'clock
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Weight: 5.06 grammes
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- Curator's comments
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The urn is for the votes of the judges and the wreath for the victor in the 'certamen quinquennale Romae constitum', the games founded by Nero in AD 60.
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The type is not in RIC.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1937
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- 1937,0723.11