Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D.
RB116643. Copper as, RIC I 314 (Rome), Cohen I 292, BMCRE I 378, Hunter I 117, SRCV I -, F, well centered on a broad flan, porosity, light scratches, 10.079g, 29.8mm, 150o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P (Latin: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Pontifex Maximus Tribunicia Potestas Imperator Pater Patriae - Nero Claudius Caesar, emperor, victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power, supreme commander, father of the fatherland), laureate bust right, globe at point of bust; reverse Victory flying left, holding shield inscribed S P Q R (Latin abbreviation: Senatus Populusque Romanus - the senate and the Roman people), S - C (Latin abbreviation: senatus consulto - by decree of the Senate) across field
The shield held by Victory is the golden shield that was dedicated to Augustus by the Senate and Roman People (S. P. Q. R.) in recognition of his classic, cardinal virtues. By placing the shield and Victory on his coin, Nero was claiming these same virtues were part of his regime. -- Roman History from Coins by Michael Grant