Nero AE Quadrans (Helmet on Column, RIC I 317 var.)

NERO, AD 54-68
AE Quadrans (16.54mm, 2.87g, 6h)
Struck circa AD 65. Rome mint
Obverse: NERO CLAV CAE AVG GER, helmet set left on column, shield depicting a gorgoneion resting against column left; spear pointing upwards left, behind
Reverse: P M TR P IMP P P around upright olive branch; S C in fields
References: RIC I 317 var., RCV -

Dark patina with coppery highlights. A seemingly rare variant with the helmet, shield, and spear facing left instead of right. Not noted in RIC.

Collection : Roman Imperial - the Julio-Claudians