Nero AE Sestertius – DECVRSIO

Roman Imperial Coin – Bronze Sestertius of Nero

Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, Head of Nero, laureate, left.

Rev: DECVRSIO S C, Nero, bare-headed, cuirassed, cloak flying behind, prancing left on horseback, holding spear; in front and behind, mounted soldier riding left holding vexillum over shoulder.

64 AD. · Rome Mint · RIC 166

26.1g · 35mm

Rare and dramatic type – evidence of smoothing & tooling.