Nero. Orichalcum sestertius, 24.55g, 35.1mm, 45o, Rome mint, 64 AD.

obverse NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P,
 laureate head right wearing aegis; 
reverse S C, triumphal arch surmounted by statue of Nero 
in quadriga, Victory on left holds wreath & palm, Pax on 
right holds caduceus & cornucopia, wreath in archway, 
Mars nude helmeted statue in niche  

VF.

RIC 149.

Courtesy "Monumental Coins - Campgates and Other 
Architecture" album on the forumancientcoins.com

August 2009