Nero - Semis celebrating the Games (N2238)

Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Semis (18 mm, 2,96 g). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. NERO CAES AVG IMP. Laureate head right / CERTA QVI-NQ ROM CON// SC Table seen from three-quarter angle, bearing urn and wreath; round shield resting against table leg. RIC I 247 This coin commemorates the quinquennial Neronia, a celebratory festival featuring competitions in music and poetry, gymnastics, and horsemanship. The games were held twice under Nero, in AD 60 and 65.