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NERO:  Roman Emperor: 54-68 A.D. -
Bronze Semis  (13mm, 4.14 gm.) Rome mint: 64 A.D.
Reference: RIC 247.  BMC 275.
Laureate head  of Nero right .
Table surmounted by vase and wreath; in between "S" (denomination.) 

Issued about the same time as the great fire of Rome, this coin commemorates the guinguennial festival, the Neronia.