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ID:     3900145
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     THRACE
City:     Perinthus
Issuer:     Nero
Date Ruled:     A.D. 54-68
Metal:     Copper
Denomination:     As
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 65-66
Diameter:     25.8 mm
Weight:     11.34 g
Obverse Legend:     NERO CLAVDIVS CASESAR AVG GERM P M TR [P]
Obverse Description:     Laureate head of Nero right; NERO CLAVDIVS CASESAR AVG GERM P M TR [P] around.
Reverse Legend:     S C
Reverse Description:     Eagle standing forward on a globe, with head right; S C flanking.
Mint:     Perinthus
Primary Reference:     RPC 1762 var (slightly different inscription)
Photograph Credit:     Calgary Coin
Source:     http://calgarycoin.com
Grade:     gVF/VF, sea green patina with some encrustations.
Notes:     This reverse appears to be copied directly from the As of Augustus struck by Tiberius in AD 34 to 37 (Sear 1790).